sit under

British

verb

(intr, preposition) cards to be seated on the right of (the player)

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“Instead of having to stay in the schoolhouse to study, you could just go outside and sit under a tree. I think I’d like that.”

From Literature

We meet in a park and sit under a cafe's gazebo to escape the rain.

From BBC

Two separate senior bodies have been officially unveiled, both of which sit under the main Board of Peace.

From BBC

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is also blunt in stating that Schedule 1 "contains those of no medicinal value," so they should sit under the tightest controls, it says.

From BBC

The blocks turned out to be the pedestal, the steps, and the foundation that are going to sit under Cleopatra’s Needle.

From Literature

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