COME IN AND SIT A SPELL.
Come in and sit a spell.: translation
Come in and sit a spell. & Come in and set a spell. & Come in and sit down. & Come in and take a load off your feet.
Rur. Please come in and have a seat and a visit. (The variant with
set
informal or folksy.) •
“Hi, Fred,” smiled Tom, “Come in and sit a spell.”
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Tom: I hope I'm not intruding. Bill: Not at all. Come in and set a spell.