Daily life
park yourself somewhere
sit somewhere for a long time
To park yourself somewhere means to sit there and stay for a long time, often in a relaxed or slightly annoying way.
Hear it in real life
Are you coming out with us?
No, I think I'll park myself here and watch a film.
I parked myself by the window and read for most of the afternoon.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I parked me on the sofa all afternoon.
Say: I parked myself on the sofa all afternoon.
Use a reflexive pronoun such as 'myself' after 'park' when you mean sit and stay.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
park yourself somewhere; parked himself on the sofa
Your turn: say it out loud
I parked myself by the window and read for most of the afternoon.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
park yourself somewhere
sit somewhere for a long time
“I parked myself by the window and read for most of the afternoon.”
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