[Grammar] ‘the bed against the wall’

[northpath]

Does an English speaking person ever say:
‘Let’s put the bed against the wall.’
I mean not to lean a bed against a wall (like a ladder) but to put it in a horisontal position for sleeping.
Prepositions ‘at’ or ‘by’ look more natural, aren’t they?

 

[northpath]

"don't they?" No, they don't. If you want the bed against the wall, then you push the bed until it's against the wall, i.e. making contact with the wall, or almost. You want to leave enough room to change the sheets.

I’ve got it – the preposition ‘against’ assumes pushing the bed very close to the wall. Thanks.