fritz out
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When a machine or gadget starts to work badly or stops working.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
For a machine or electronic device to stop working properly or to behave unpredictably.
"The Wi-Fi router fritzed out right in the middle of my video call."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily American English. 'On the fritz' (meaning broken or malfunctioning) is the related idiom. 'Fritz out' is used as a verb form. Casual and colloquial — not used in formal or technical writing.
Commonly used with
TV computer phone heating signal device
Forms
Base
fritz out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fritzes out
he/she/it
Past simple
fritzed out
yesterday
Past participle
fritzed out
have + pp
-ing form
fritzing out
continuous
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