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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Site work is already underway at the location, which sits about 40 miles west of Miami International Airport, with detainees expected to be held there as soon as July 1.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Scarborough Shoal sits about 140 miles west of the Philippines' Luzon Island and nearly 700 miles from China's southernmost province of Hainan.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Various incidents on the boardwalk, which sits about 60 miles south of Central Park, led to more than 40 arrests over the three-day weekend, according to state assemblyman Paul Kanitra, a Republican whose district includes Seaside Heights.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
The reservation sits about 65 miles southeast of Billings and is near the former site of Sitting Bull's camp, on Garryowen bend of the Little Bighorn River, according to the city's website.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Scarborough Shoal sits about 140 miles west of the Philippines' Luzon Island and nearly 700 miles from China's southernmost province of Hainan.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Various incidents on the boardwalk, which sits about 60 miles south of Central Park, led to more than 40 arrests over the three-day weekend, according to state assemblyman Paul Kanitra, a Republican whose district includes Seaside Heights.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
The reservation sits about 65 miles southeast of Billings and is near the former site of Sitting Bull's camp, on Garryowen bend of the Little Bighorn River, according to the city's website.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
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“Sit about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20about. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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