pull up a chair
idiom
: to bring a chair near to where other people are sitting so as to sit near them
Please pull up a chair and join us.
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So pull up a chair at the algorithm’s interview desk—but don’t be surprised if your application is denied.
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Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
For the physicians and nurses who enter those silent rooms, pull up a chair and hear quiet midnight confessions.
—John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 24 Dec. 2020
So pull up a chair, grab a spoon, and pour yourself a big bowl.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2022
Occasionally, Sid would stop by my desk, pull up a chair and regale me with stories from his career that seemed almost unbelievable.
—Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020
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Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
For the physicians and nurses who enter those silent rooms, pull up a chair and hear quiet midnight confessions.
—John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 24 Dec. 2020
So pull up a chair, grab a spoon, and pour yourself a big bowl.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2022
Occasionally, Sid would stop by my desk, pull up a chair and regale me with stories from his career that seemed almost unbelievable.
—Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020
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“Pull up a chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20up%20a%20chair. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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