ESL Podcast 675 - Having Furniture Delivered
to deliver - to take something to another place and leave it there, especially something that has been purchased
How long will it take for you to deliver the pizza to my house?
window - a period of time during which something will happen; the range of times when something will happen
In Jacob's busy schedule, he only has a 30-minute window each day to eat lunch.
delivery truck - a large vehicle used to carry many things and take them where they need to go
The worst part about living next to the grocery store is that there are so many noisy delivery trucks in the evening
to pull up - to drive to a place and stop there, especially at a building
After you place your order, please pull up and pay at the second window.
I thought you'd never get here - a phrase used to let someone know that he or she has arrived later than expected.
I thought you'd never get here! I've been waiting for you for more than 40 minutes.
to haul away - to take something away, especially when it is a very large and heavy object that is no longer useful and needs to be sold or thrown away
Please call the garbage company and find out how much they would charge to haul away our broken refrigerator
extra charge - an additional amount of money that must be paid for some purpose
Most movie rentals cost $1, but there's an extra charge for our most popular films.
paperwork - the forms that must be filled out or completed for a particular process to take place
I never realized how much paperwork was involved in buying a home!
bubble wrap - large pieces of plastic that have been put together so that there are many small areas filled with air between the two pieces of plastic, put around delicate or fragile objects so that they do not break
Little kids like to jump on pieces of bubble wrap to hear the popping sound.
to assemble - to put something together so that it can be used; to put many small pieces together in a particular way to produce the final product
How long did it take you to assemble that swing set for your children?
to set up - to put something in position, or to put many small pieces in position so that something can be used
Do you need help setting up the stage for the concert?
to run a little late - to be slightly behind schedule; to not have made as much progress in doing something as one had expected
I called the office to say that I was running a little late and that they should start the meeting without me
warehouse - a large building or storage facility where many objects are kept until they are needed, especially until they are taken to stores where they will be sold
If we start to run out of digital cameras, please call the warehouse so they can send more cameras to our store.
quitting time - the end of a workday; the time of day when one stops working and goes home
Jack's boss pressures him to work past quitting time most days.
to say the least - at a minimum; a phrase used to show that what one has just said is an understatement, and one actually feels much more strongly about it
Trent's $1,000,000 donation to the school was generous, to say the least.
to be at (someone's) mercy - to be in a situation where someone else has control over the outcome; to be dependent on another person's actions for something to be done
Wanda filled out the job application and now she's at the hiring manager's mercy.
to give (someone) a piece of my mind - to tell someone what one really thinks, especially when one is angry and upset
When Quentin was fired, he took the opportunity to give his boss a piece of his mind, telling her how much he disliked her management style.