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Be patient, take no action, as in If you just sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. [Colloquial; first half of 1700s]

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The judge tells him to sit tight and wait for his case to be individually handled at the end of the proceeding.
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If I were the GOP, I'd pass a law repealing the mandate and sit tight, daring the administration to veto it.
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Fill everyone up with pizza, the pilot correctly surmised, and they will be more likely to sit tight.
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I told the Facebook group and my Twitter followers to sit tight—there was big news coming.
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At first, Daniel advised Jews to ignore the fighting in the streets: Sit tight, he said, and pray to God.
How Jews Invented Heaven|Lisa Miller|March 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
As we rode off I heard the order given for every man to "sit tight and keep his eyes open."
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There was no time for poetry; it was a case of "sit tight and ride hard," or surrender and be made prisoners.
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900)|A. G. Hales
To be scared all the time, to sit tight and keep your head down and hope you don't get noticed?
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
I want you to stop, lend me a lantern, and sit tight in the cab until I tell you to go on.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter|Harold Bindloss
Instead, "Sit tight," he called, "and I'll have you out in a jiffy."
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