sit : Idioms & Phrases

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baby sitting

  • noun the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
    babysitting.
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baby-sit

  • verb take watchful responsibility for
    • I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town
  • verb work or act as a baby-sitter; I have too much homework to do"
    sit.
    • I cannot baby-sit tonight
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pet sitting

  • noun the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home
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sit around

  • verb be around, often idly or without specific purpose
    sit.
    • The object sat in the corner
    • We sat around chatting for another hour
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sit back

  • verb settle into a comfortable sitting position
    take it easy.
  • verb be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
    sit back.
    • Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!
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sit by

  • verb be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
    sit back.
    • Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!
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sit down

  • verb take a seat
    sit.
  • verb show to a seat; assign a seat for
    sit; seat.
    • The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
  • verb be seated
    sit.
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sit in

  • verb attend as a visitor
    • Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?
  • verb participate in an act of civil disobedience
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sit out

  • verb not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)
    • He sat out the game
  • verb endure to the end
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sit tight

  • verb maintain the same position; wait it out
    • Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight
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sit up

  • verb not go to bed
    stay up.
    • Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow
    • We sat up all night to watch the election
  • verb change to an upright sitting position
    • He sat up in bed
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sit-down

  • noun a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
    sit-down.
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sit-down strike

  • noun a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
    sit-down.
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sit-in

  • noun a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move
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sit-up

  • noun a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage
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sitting bull

  • noun a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops (1831-1890)
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sitting duck

  • noun a defenseless victim
    easy mark.
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sitting room

  • noun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
    living-room; living room; parlour; parlor; front room.
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sitting trot

  • noun the rider sits still in the saddle
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To sit, ride, or travel bodkin

  • to sit closely wedged between two persons. Colloq.
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To sit at

  • to rest under; to be subject to. Obs. "A farmer can not husband his ground so well if he sit at a great rent". Bacon.
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To sit at chambers

  • to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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To sit at meat

  • to sit at the table in taking food.
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To sit at meat ∨ at table

  • to be at table for eating.
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To sit down

  • . (a) To place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to sit down when tired . (b) To begin a siege; as, the enemy sat down before the town . (c) To settle; to fix a permanent abode . Spenser. (d) To rest; to cease as satisfied. "Here we can not sit down, but still proceed in our search." Rogers.
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To sit for a fellowship

  • to offer one's self for examination with a view to obtaining a fellowship. Eng. Univ.
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To sit on brood

  • to ponder. Poetic
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To sit out

  • . (a) To be without engagement or employment . Obs. Bp. Sanderson. (b) To outstay.
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To sit under

  • to be under the instruction or ministrations of; as, to sit under a preacher; to sit under good preaching.
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To sit up

  • to rise from, or refrain from, a recumbent posture or from sleep; to sit with the body upright; as, to sit up late at night; also, to watch; as, to sit up with a sick person. "He that was dead sat up, and began to speak." Luke vii. 15.
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