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Idiom be part of the furniture informal if someone or something is part of the furniture in a place, they have been there for so long that they seem to be a natural part of that place.I've been working in this office for so long I'm part of the furniture now.He had become part of the furniture of British politics. (sometimes + of)
idiombe part of the furnitureused about someone or something that people hardly notice, because they are so used to seeing them in a place:Everybody knows me. I've been doorman here for twenty years - I'm part of the furniture.Viewers like continuity, and I like to think that Newsround is part of the furniture in millions of homes.
be part of the furnitureslang To be viewed as part of the surroundings because one has been in a particular job or place for a long time. I can't envision the company without Bill. I mean, the man has been here for 40 years—he's part of the furniture! |