move your feet, lose your seat

proverb

If you stand up from your seat, someone else will take it.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. If you stand up from your seat, someone else will take it.

Translations

Dutch opgestaan is plaats vergaan
  • opgestaan is plaats vergaanTranslations
Italian chi va a Roma perde la poltrona
  • chi va a Roma perde la poltronaTranslations
Spanish quien va a Sevilla pierde su silla, el que fue a Melipilla perdió su silla
  • quien va a Sevilla pierde su sillaTranslations
  • el que fue a Melipilla perdió su sillaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

move your feet, lose your seat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20your%20feet%2C%20lose%20your%20seat

MLA

“move your feet, lose your seat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20your%20feet%2C%20lose%20your%20seat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “move your feet, lose your seat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20your%20feet%2C%20lose%20your%20seat.

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