腰こしを掛かける

expression, ichidan verb

sit down; take a seat

Polite or slightly formal expression for sitting down, often used when inviting someone to sit or describing the action of seating oneself.

• どうぞ、そちらの椅い子すに腰こしを掛かけてください。

  Please take a seat on that chair over there.

• 彼かれはベンチに腰こしを掛かけて新しん聞ぶんを読よみ始はじめた。

  He sat down on the bench and started reading the newspaper.