Hi teachers~
I've learned a new expression. "How are you fixed for tonight?"
In the textbook, it means "What are you doing tonight?"
However, I have my doubts after I looked it up the dictionaries.
I am not sure whether it is as common as "What are you doing?/ What's your plan?/Do you have any plans?"
Thank you in advance~~
pen slide 883 How are you fixed for tonight? I never hear this. I'm inclined to say that nobody says it, but it may be regional.
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pen slide 883How are you fixed for tonight?
I never hear this. I'm inclined to say that nobody says it, but it may be regional.
CJ
East Coast, USA: "How are you fixed for tonight?" does not sound all that strange, but maybe I've watched too much film noir. I would expect to hear it only if the speaker, person A, had a specific activity in mind for person B. Does he have enough money? Does he have a girl to go with? Does he have the right fedora? Does he have enough bullets in his snubnose .38? It does not mean "What are y