get a fix
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To get a fix is to obtain something you urgently need or crave.
Originally drug slang for securing a dose of heroin or another addictive substance: He was desperate to get a fix.
The phrase has broadened to any compulsive need: I need to get my caffeine fix, getting her fix of reality TV.
The underlying image is of something that temporarily "fixes" or satisfies a craving.
Act of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- relapseReturn to former illness
- substancePhysical material with mass
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
cocaine · opioid · dose · needle · hit · high · junkie · dealer
Powerful urge to have
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- needEssential requirement
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
impatience · withdrawal · antsy · jonesing · restless · driven · consumed · preoccupied
withdrawal
Act of taking away
heroin · cocaine · opioid · dose · needle · hit · high · junkie · dealer · stash
craving
Powerful urge to have
compulsion · impatience · withdrawal · antsy · jonesing · restless · driven · consumed · preoccupied · single-minded
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
respite · solace · satisfaction · craving · need · longing · urge · itch · release · outlet
get a fixlose one's bearings
Become spatially confused
get lost · go astray · lose one's way · fly blind · drift
get a fixgo without
Lack something needed
detox · abstain · withdraw · kick the habit
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