sit back
Britishverb
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Relax, as in Now that the work's finished, we can just sit back .
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Refrain from interfering or taking part, as in Mom and Dad just sat back and watched Meg try to decide whether or not she should tell on her friends . [Mid-1900s] Also see sit by .
Example Sentences
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He sat back in his chair, smiling apologetically from across the vast reaches of his desk.
From Literature
"There's some moments where you sit back and you just go, this is amazing," said Mosca after scoring an accomplished 43.
From Barron's
Andre turns red as he sits back down and busies himself with a roll.
From Literature
Auntie North sat back and took another sip of her tea.
From Literature
At the end of a crisis, there is a cowardly tendency to sit back and say 'phew'.
From BBC
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