give sb./sth.the works

折磨某人

A:I want to give our kitchen the works.

A:我想把咱们的厨房装饰一下。

B:Why? I think it's convenient and good.

B：为什么?我觉得它很方便很好。

A:No. The decoration has been out-of-date. My friends have a whole kitchen now. It's modern.

A:不，装修已过时了。我的朋友现在用的都是整体厨房，十分先进。

B:Why should we run after the fashion?

B:为什么我们得赶时髦?

A:I'm not running after the fashion. I just want a very beautiful and clean kitchen.

A:我没有赶时髦，我只是想要一个漂亮又整洁的厨房。