sit about
phrasal verb
sat about; sitting about; sits about
chiefly British
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits about and does nothing while I do all the work.
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The lower floors are at sea level, but the top sit about 9 feet from the ocean.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
As shown in the image above, the subject sitting about 10 inches away from the camera extends his tongue.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Churchill sits about 1,055 miles north of Winnipeg.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
The property sits about a stone’s throw away from Chaumont-sur-Loire, one of the valley’s grand châteaux, which overlooks the river.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
As shown in the image above, the subject sitting about 10 inches away from the camera extends his tongue.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Churchill sits about 1,055 miles north of Winnipeg.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
The property sits about a stone’s throw away from Chaumont-sur-Loire, one of the valley’s grand châteaux, which overlooks the river.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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