sit under sb

US — phrasal verb with sit

/sɪt/ verb (present tense sitting, past tense and past participle sat)

Definition

› to receive teaching from someone: He sat under the most influential teacher in his field.Knowing and learning

(Definition of sit under sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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