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the fix is in

the fix is in phrase: a process (for example, a court case) has been rigged behind the scenes and its outcome will not reflect true justice.

Phrase

the fix is in

  1. A process (for example, a court case) has been rigged behind the scenes and its outcome will not reflect true justice.

Questions about the fix is in

What does the fix is in mean?
The fix is in means a process (for example, a court case) has been rigged behind the scenes and its outcome will not reflect true justice.
What part of speech is the fix is in?
The fix is in is a phrase.

Words near the fix is in in the dictionary

  1. the fingers
  2. The Firm
  3. the first step is always the hardest
  4. the first turn of the screw pays all debts
  5. the fish rots from the head
  6. the fix is in
  7. the floor is lava
  8. the flying fuck out of
  9. the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest
  10. the Four Seas
  11. the fox may grow grey but never good

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