one's) seat

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• take one's seat — To take up one s allocated place, esp in Parliament • • • Main Entry: ↑seat * * * sit down, typically in a seat assigned to one …   Useful english dictionary

• lose one's seat — To fail to be re elected to Parliament or local council • • • Main Entry: ↑seat …   Useful english dictionary

• on the edge of one's seat — In a state of eager anticipation • • • Main Entry: ↑edge * * * informal very excited and giving one s full attention to something …   Useful english dictionary

• vacate one's seat — index demit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• edge of one's seat —    Someone who is on the edge of their seat is very interested in something and finds it both extremely exciting and nerve wracking.     Look at Bob! He s on the edge of his seat watching that rugby match! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• on the edge of one's seat — adjective In suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution. The movie had me on the edge of my seat right from the beginning …   Wiktionary

• on the edge of one's seat — nervously and excitedly waiting I have been on the edge of my seat all day while waiting for the contest to begin …   Idioms and examples

• seat — n. place to sit 1) to take one s seat 2) to assign seats 3) to book (esp. BE), reserve a seat 4) to give up, relinquish; keep one s seat 5) a box; bucket; car; front row; jump; ringside seat 6) a rumble seat (AE; BE has dicky) 7) the driver s… …   Combinatory dictionary

• seat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit Date: 13th century 1. a. a special chair of one in eminence; also the status represented by it b. a chair, stool, or bench intended to be… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• seat — n. & v. n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the buttocks. 3 the part of the trousers etc. covering the buttocks. 4 the part of a chair etc. on which the sitter s weight directly rests. 5 a place for one person …   Useful english dictionary

• One Nation — /wʌn ˈneɪʃən/ (say wun nayshuhn) noun an Australian right wing political party, founded in 1997 by Pauline Hanson; policies include opposition to Asian immigration and to special rights for Indigenous Australians. One Nation initially had a… …