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solid fixture

English translation: someone who is likely to start each match

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English term or phrase:solid fixture
Selected answer:someone who is likely to start each match
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

21:53 Dec 19, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Football
English term or phrase: solid fixture
The start of the 2013–14 season saw Wilson establish himself as a solid fixture in the starting line-up.

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Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 05:39
someone who is likely to start each match
Explanation:
solid fixture=can be expected to be on the team at the start of each match = the starting line-up (that is, he won't be on the substitutes' bench). We can assume, since he is probably going to be always picked for the starting team team he can be relied on and is a good player

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2015-12-21 01:37:45 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:39
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4someone who is likely to start each match
Yvonne Gallagher
4 +1a starter who plays really well
Darius Saczuk
4 +1consistently selected to play
B D Finch
3 +1regular/steady/dependable member
mike23


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a starter who plays really well


Explanation:
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 04:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Someone who is likely to be an important player on the team.
10 mins
  -> Yes. Thank you, Tina
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: not really what it means...
28 mins
  -> More or less. Someone who is important for the team, plays well and has a permanent spot on the team.
disagree  B D Finch: That is the reason why he was a "solid fixture", not what "solid fixture" means.
1 hr
  -> Yes, he is a starter because he plays really well.
agree  Tushar Deep
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tushar.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
consistently selected to play


Explanation:
He established himself as a player who was consistently selected for matches. Obviously, this would have been because, as Dariusz noted, he "[played] really well", though it would also have been because of his reliability. "Solid" means reliable in this context.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Teresa
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: he was selected to "start", not just as a member of squad
12 hrs
  -> If he was selected to play, then he was not selected as a reserve and so would, obviously play from the start of the match.
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
regular/steady/dependable member


Explanation:
a regular/steady/dependable member of the starting line-up

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Note added at 13 hrs (2015-12-20 11:17:54 GMT)
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a solid/reliable member of the starting line-up

mike23
Poland
Local time: 10:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: a regular
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Frank
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
someone who is likely to start each match


Explanation:
solid fixture=can be expected to be on the team at the start of each match = the starting line-up (that is, he won't be on the substitutes' bench). We can assume, since he is probably going to be always picked for the starting team team he can be relied on and is a good player

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2015-12-21 01:37:45 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis
50 mins
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Lincoln Hui
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Simon Mac
11 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
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