take a pew

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Meaning: (UK,idiomatic)Totake a seat; tosit down.1903,P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 16, inA Prefect's Uncle:There are many ways of inviting a person to seat himself. The genial ‘take a pew’ of one's equal inspires confidence. The raucous ‘sit down in front’ of the frenzied pit, when you stand up to get a better view of the stage, is not so pleasant.1904,John Galsworthy, chapter 18, inThe Island Pharisees:"Oh!" he said, looking round him with his chin a little in the air, "am I intruding, Turl?" . . ."Not at all, Berryman—take a pew!"1919,William Somerset Maugham, chapter 11, inMoon and Sixpence:"Come in," he said cheerily. "I'm delighted to see you.Take a pew."1965,Ian Fleming, chapter 1, inThe Man with the Golden Gun:"Come in. Come in.Take a pew. Cigarette?"

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