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 house of his brother and music industry executive Nathan sits about 4½ miles to the west of Riviera Country Club, which hosted the Genesis 60 times dating to 1929.
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
The incinerator site sits about 3 miles from the Trump National Doral, a golf resort owned by the president.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Coronado Vineyards Coronado Vineyards sits about 20 minutes down the Interstate 10 highway from the historic ghost town of Cochise.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
The rich fishing ground, which China effectively seized control of in 2012, sits about 140 miles west of Luzon and over 600 miles from the nearest Chinese shores.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
The incinerator site sits about 3 miles from the Trump National Doral, a golf resort owned by the president.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Coronado Vineyards Coronado Vineyards sits about 20 minutes down the Interstate 10 highway from the historic ghost town of Cochise.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
The rich fishing ground, which China effectively seized control of in 2012, sits about 140 miles west of Luzon and over 600 miles from the nearest Chinese shores.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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