take a pew
Have a seat
Take a pew is a British informal invitation to sit down, often said with light humor: Take a pew and I'll make us some tea.
The phrase borrows from church pews—the wooden benches where congregations sit—applying it to any available seat.
Shared seating surface
- seatPlace for sitting
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
wooden bench · waiting room · front row · back row · aisle seat · reserved seat · folding chair
Hospitable greeting offered
- come inPermitted to enter
- be my guestInvitation to proceed freely
- have a seatInvitation to sit
- warmthHeat you feel
make yourself comfortable · greeting · friendliness · cordiality · graciousness · open arms · gather round · reception
- plop downSit abruptly, casually
- perchResting spot for birds
- settle inBecome comfortably established
- pull up a chairInvitation to sit nearby
bench
Shared seating surface
settee · wooden bench · waiting room · front row · back row · aisle seat · reserved seat · folding chair
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- come inPermitted to enter
- be my guestInvitation to proceed freely
- have a seatInvitation to sit
make yourself comfortable · warmth · greeting · friendliness · cordiality · graciousness · open arms · gather round · reception · kindness
grab a seat
pulpit
Church speaking platform
chancel · steeple · parish · clergy · sermon · liturgy · vestry · sacristy · cathedral · chapel