单词 | to be on seat |
释义 | > as lemmasto be on seat P5. West African. to be on seat: to be present in one's office. ΚΠ 1971 J. Spencer Eng. Lang. W. Afr. 29 A very useful one which might be recommended to English-speaking communities elsewhere is the expression (to be) on seat, as in a sentence such as ‘The Deputy Secretary is back on seat today’; meaning he is in the office, or generally available, as opposed to being absent. 1976 Listener 17 June 773/1 If you ask his servant where the district commissioner has gone, the servant tells you he is at the office with the impressive phrase: ‘Master's on seat.’ < as lemmas |
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