Frieda thinks the living room looks boring and she decides to rearrange the furniture quite drastically. After some attempts she’s still not fully satisfied, but the last attempt seems to be optimal.
You can see in the video how Frieda and her family rearrange furniture.
Now let’s read about how they rearrange furniture.
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We Don’t Have the Means
renovate = make changes and repairs to an old house, building, room, etc. so that it is back in good condition
examples:
They renovated the old church in the village. It now looks terrific.
The basement was renovated as office space.
means (plural) = the money that sb has
examples:
We don’t have the means to buy a car.
My means are not enough to pay the college.
rearrange = change the position or order of things
examples:
He rearranged the furniture in his office.
If you rearrange the digits, you will get the same number.
make do = proceed or do what you can with the things that you have even though you do not have what you want
examples:
I didn’t have much money but I somehow managed to make do.
If you can’t have what you want, you’ll have to make do with what you have.
It’s Good to Plan Things Beforehand
take sth apart = remove or separate the parts of sth
examples:
He took apart the engine to see what was wrong with it.
They’ll have to take apart the ship to examine it.
indispensable = extremely important and necessary
examples:
This is an indispensable element of the system.
A screwdriver is indispensable to repair the chair.
You’re an indispensable member of the team.
rash = doing sth quickly and without thinking carefully about what will happen as a result
examples:
Don’t be rash about this decision. Think about it.
It was rash of you to accept his offer without even looking at mine.
beforehand = in advance, at an earlier or previous time
examples:
You had promised beforehand to do it for me.
I paid for my tickets beforehand.
Sliding Down the Leaning Sofa
lean = rest on or against sth or sb for support
examples:
The little child was tired and leaned on his father.
The mop was leaning against the wall.
slide = move smoothly along a surface
examples:
We were sliding on the ice.
The firefighters slid down the pole very quickly.
tape measure = a long, thin piece of plastic, cloth, or metal that is marked with units of length, used for measuring things
example:
I think my tape measure is not very accurate.
Things Get Glued to the Ceiling
glue (gluing also glueing) = make sth stick to sth else by using glue
examples:
They glued all the pieces of the vase back together.
I glued mirror on the wall.
closure = a feeling that sth has been completed or that a problem has been solved
example:
I had to talk about this issue to get some closure on it.
thong = a long thin strip of material (such as leather) that is used to attach something
A Total Flop
incongruous = strange because of not agreeing with what is usual or expected
examples:
His behavior seemed incongruous to his wife.
The style of the living room is incongruous with the style of the other rooms.
flop = a complete failure
example:
I liked the book, but the movie was a total flop.
Way to Go
way to go – used to tell sb that he or she has done sth well
example:
Nice job, my friend! Way to go!
knack = an ability, talent, or special skill needed to do sth
examples:
He has a knack for telling jokes.
Once you get the knack of swimming, you’ll never lose it.