“Be on the fritz” nghĩa là gì?

“Be on the fritz” -> nghĩa là bị hỏng, cần phải sửa chữa (máy móc); nghĩa (lóng) khác là say xỉn.

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"There's always someone there, no matter the weather, no matter what the pandemic throws at us, we're out there to build trust," Bacchiochi said. "It's about touching the heart. It's so that people who are on the fritz can feel acknowledged and feel the love and recognition."

Healthy relationships are not only supportive but involve compromise and going out of your way to help one another. So another sign your relationship is on the fritz is "not wanting to make sacrifices or do things that might be an inconvenience to support or meet the other partner's needs or wishes," says Spinelli.

“God, I believe I am going to stop wearing my Queen of Christmas crown. The world has gone to the dogs, and the dogs are driving me into brick walls. I seem to have lost a little of my faith in humanity due to the viciousness of the vying political parties and people in general, including me. Folks are hungry, yet I pitched a royal fit over my food filled refrigerator that is on the fritz.

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