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Floor Means Eslpod Floored Car Making Office Renovations

Id ESLPod_1164_WE_2003
Episode Id ESLPod 1164
Episode Title Making Office Renovations
Phrase flooring
Text In this podcast, the word "flooring" means the type of surface that people walk on, especially tile, carpet, or wood floors: "Make sure you pick a paint color for the walls that coordinates with the tile flooring." A "floor plan" is a drawing showing the shape of a room and the position of furniture within it, as viewed from above: "The interior designer studied floor plans and then made suggestions about better ways to arrange the furniture." As a verb, "to floor (someone)" means to or say something that strongly shocks another person: "We were all floored by his surprising announcement." Finally, the phrase "to floor it" means to make a car go very quickly by pressing the accelerator pedal to the floor of the car: "When the car thief saw that police car, he floored it."
Topics Business

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