be out of fix

1. To be out of order; to not be functioning properly or at all. My dad's favorite hobby was heading out to the shed with his tools to work on some old piece of machinery that's out of fix. I did want to make a smoothie, but it seems the blender is out of fix. I think our washing machine is out of fix—these clothes are all sopping wet and don't smell clean!

2. To be in disarray or disorder; to be in a state of disarrangement. The poor woman's house has been out of fix ever since her husband passed away. Kids, if your rooms are still out of fix when we get home, no one gets ice cream. Got it? Why is the file cabinet out of fix? Who was rifling through everything in here?