单词 | to put in the chair |
释义 | > as lemmasto put in the chair In various phrases, as to take the chair, to assume the position of chairman, which in most cases formally opens a meeting; to put in the chair, to elect as chairman; in the chair, acting as chairman; to leave or vacate the chair, to cease acting as chairman, which marks the close of a meeting.extracted from chairn.1to put in the chair 14. Phrase. to put in the chair. (slang.) ΚΠ 1864 Social Sci. Rev. 1 408 Some hirers [i.e. drivers of cabs]..boast of the number of owners whom they have ‘put in the chair’ or in polite English neglected to pay. < as lemmas |
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