sit-up-and-beg
Of a posture adopted by a person steering a vehicle: sitting up straight, not bent…Of a posture adopted by a person steering a vehicle (such as an aeroplane, car, or motorcycle): sitting up straight, not bent forward or leaning back.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, not comparable)Of a posture adopted by a person steering a vehicle (such as an aeroplane, car, or motorcycle): sitting up straight, not bent forward or leaning back.
(UK, not comparable, specifically)Of a bicycle: having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; also, of the handlebars of a bicycle: rather high and curving backwards, thus requiring the rider to sit upright.
Origin
From sit up + and + beg, likening the position to a dog sitting up on its hindquarters andFrom sit up + and + beg, likening the position to a dog sitting up on its hindquarters and begging by holding its front paws out.
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