took a pew

Verb

take a pew (third-person singular simple present takes a pew, present participle taking a pew, simple past took a pew, past participle taken a pew)

1. (UK, idiomatic) To take a seat; to sit down.
   • There are many ways of inviting a person to seat himself. The genial ‘take a pew’ of one's equal inspires confidence. The raucous ‘sit down in front’ of the frenzied pit, when you stand up to get a better view of the stage, is not so pleasant.1903, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 16, in A Prefect's Uncle