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part of the furniture

part of the furniture noun: someone or something taken for granted as a permanent fixture or ignored.

Noun

part of the furniture (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Someone or something taken for granted as a permanent fixture or ignored.

Questions about part of the furniture

What does part of the furniture mean?
Part of the furniture means someone or something taken for granted as a permanent fixture or ignored.
What part of speech is part of the furniture?
Part of the furniture is a noun.

Words near part of the furniture in the dictionary

  1. part exchanging
  2. part in parcel
  3. part number
  4. part numbers
  5. part of speech
  6. part of the furniture
  7. part off
  8. part out
  9. part singing
  10. part song
  11. part songs

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