Idioms about furniture

a watched pot never boils 

Meaning:

things appear to go more slowly if one waits anxiously for it.

armchair critic 

Meaning:

An armchair critic is a person who knows or pretends to know a lot about something in theory rather than practice.

be part of the furniture 

Meaning:

if someone or something is part of the furniture, they have been somewhere so long as to seem an integral part of the place.

bring the curtain down 

Meaning:

To bring the curtain down to something means to bring something to an end.

bring to the table

Meaning:

To bring something to the table means to contribute something to a group effort.

call on the carpet 

Meaning:

To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.

doormat

Meaning:

The phrase To be a doormat or to be treated like a doormat describes a weak person who is abused by others and submits to domination.

have a lot on one's plate

Meaning:

This idiom is used to mean that one is very busy and have commitments.

in one's cups 

Meaning:

If someone is their cups, they are drunk or in the act of consuming alcohol liberally.

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