perch (redirected from perching)

perch someone or something on something

to place, seat, or stand someone or something in a place. She perched the little girl on the edge of the tub. Walter perched his hat on the top shelf.

perch on something 

1. [for a bird] to stand at rest on something. A robin perched on the branch by my window. We saw a parrot perched on some kind of flowering tree.

2. to sit or balance on something. I can't perch on this fence forever. Let's go. Sam was perched on the bicycle and he looked very uncomfortable.

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fall off your perch  (British old-fashioned, humorous)

to die By the time I fall off my perch, Britain may well be a republic.

See also: fall

knock somebody off their perch  (British & Australian)

to make someone fail or lose their leading position Will Rovers win the European Cup and knock United off their perch?

See also: knock