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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Below each eye, a separate set of sensors sits about two inches beneath the lower eyelid.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Ben Gurion is Israel's main international airport, sitting about 12 miles outside Tel Aviv.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
His century-old farmhouse sits about 15 yards from the banks.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
The study participants were sitting about 13 hours per day on average.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 May 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Ben Gurion is Israel's main international airport, sitting about 12 miles outside Tel Aviv.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
His century-old farmhouse sits about 15 yards from the banks.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
The study participants were sitting about 13 hours per day on average.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 May 2025
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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