| Idiom | Fix Your Wagon |
|---|---|
| Example | Maya borrowed my homework sheet and then left it at home. I'll fix her wagon. |
| Meaning | to get even with or to punish someone; to thwart or frustrate another or cause his or her failure in something |
| Origin | Some people think this idiom may have come from the days of the great westward migration in America in the 1800s, when the covered wagon was the main means of transportation. One meaning of the word "fix" is to take revenge upon or get even with. It might also mean tying up and holding secure, as in tying up a wagon so it cannot roll away. Today, "fix someone's wagon" means to plot against that person to do something bad to him or her. |
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