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My mother decided to place potted plants in our living room to ______ our living environment.

(1) set up

(2) spice up

(3) speed up

(4) spruce up

Came up with this question for my fifth graders. What do you think the answer is?

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Probably, but could be "spice up" if the plants are sufficiently interesting and the living room is otherwise pretty dull.

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I was under the impression that spice up is used to refer to one’s life or routine. Looks like I should replace it with something else (like stack up or whatsoever) to prevent ambiguity!

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You're right. "Spice up" is possible, but far more unlikely without specific context.

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