American Slang | Need a Tutor? http://www.need-a-tutor.com ESL Help for English Language Learners Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:40:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 http://www.need-a-tutor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/0669d082_o_burned-150x150.jpg American Slang | Need a Tutor? http://www.need-a-tutor.com 32 32 Advanced American Slang: Have Several Seats http://www.need-a-tutor.com/2015/12/05/advanced-american-slang-have-several-seats/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss http://www.need-a-tutor.com/2015/12/05/advanced-american-slang-have-several-seats/#respond Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:41:26 +0000 http://www.need-a-tutor.com/?p=104 Telling someone to have several seats means that the person has said or done something that you do not agree with. You can use this phrase when you are having an argument with someone or you strongly do not approve of what someone is saying or doing

When you say have several seats, you are basically telling someone to sit down and stop talking. You might hear someone using this phrase while watching American television, like a comedy or a talk show.

Remember that several means many or a lot of something.
A seat is a another word for a chair.

 

Example:

Your basketball team is not going to win the game this time! Have several seats!

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