Idiom idiom
fritz up
Meaning
To go on the fritz, to become broken or malfunctioning.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My old television is on the fritz again.”
“The office printer went on the fritz right before the big meeting started.”
“After years of reliable service, the complex navigation system finally went on the fritz during the middle of the storm.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026