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give something a second life
reuse something
To make an old or unwanted thing useful again.
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Why are you keeping that broken bicycle?
I think I can give it a second life.
We gave the old sofa a second life by covering it with new fabric.
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How it fits in a sentence.
give something a second life; give an old item a second life
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We gave the old sofa a second life by covering it with new fabric.
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give something a second life
reuse something
“We gave the old sofa a second life by covering it with new fabric.”
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