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Something so permanently attached, both law and life forget it was ever optional.
means A thing or person so firmly and routinely fixed in place that its presence is simply assumed.
from From Latin 'fixus,' past participle of 'figere' — 'to fasten, fix, drive in' — the same root behind 'fix' and 'affix.' The word entered English legal language for items permanently attached to a property (so attached, in fact, they transfer with it on sale), and from there wandered into looser use for anything, or anyone, so constantly present they seem bolted to the spot.
- legal test
- degree of attachment, not who bought it
- sports use
- scheduled matches, especially British football
- chandeliers
- classic fixture dispute, screwed-in vs plugged-in
- workplace joke
- the person who never leaves the break room