Doubt! (It's too hot today that this fan is...)

[miorena]

I have a doubt. I was doing some exercise in the internet, but I am a little confused with one exercise that I can't find the answer.

Could you help with the meaning, please.

*It's too hot today that this fan is......

a) fizzling in.

b) fizzling out

c) making up

d) egging on

Which one is correct? please!

Thank s for your help.

Regards.

Roseli

[Yankee]

Hi Roseli

That sentence doesn't make sense to me with any of the options. I'd say it's just a badly written sentence.

Possibly they wanted to write a sentence saying that it's especially unpleasant when your fan fizzles out on a very hot day, or that the cooling effect of a fan tends to fizzle out when the weather gets too hot.

fizzle out

[miorena]

Thank you VERY MUCH INDDED.

Love.
Roseli

[lost_soul]

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

Fizzle out can also be used in a continuous tense.

And, yes, I can imagine (especially) an old fan acting up (i.e. not functioning properly or functioning erratically).

If the motor overheats, it might even freeze up.
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[Alan]

Hi Roseli,

T think you can either say: It's too hot today and the fan is...... or

It's so hot today that the fan is ...

As for 'fizzle', 'act up' seems a good one or another expression to describe that the fan can't handle it or is working erratically, would be 'is on the blink'.

Alan
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[Yankee]

[Alan]

My word you have to be quick on the draw these days! Thanks hidden
Alan
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