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sit on
verb
to be a member of (a committee, etc)
informal, to suppress
informal, to check or rebuke
Idioms and Phrases
Confer about or deliberate over, as in Another attorney was called to sit on the case . [Mid-1400s]
Suppress or repress, as in I know they were sitting on some evidence . [Early 1900s]
Postpone action or resolution regarding, as in I don't know why the city council is sitting on their decision . [Early 1900s]
Rebuke sharply, reprimand, as in If he interrupts one more time I'm going to sit on him . [ Slang ; second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
The email goes on to say that the masseuse and another girl were directed to sit on Andrew's knee in Epstein's New York flat, and that he groped both girls.
Meanwhile, hedge funds — which can take long and short positions in stocks — have continued to sit on the sidelines.
And Gyopo had all these crazy ideas; they’re like, ‘Oh, we can do three screens, give people candles, have them sit on the floor.’
The people who joined forces to pushed for, and who will sit on the commission, are all part of a “cycle of creation that has been forged from time immemorial,” Chemehuevi Chairman Leivas said when explaining the traditional beliefs of the Nüwü, as his people often refer to themselves.
Whatever side of the argument you sit on, the sheer vigorousness of the debate prompts the question: what really is the most effective method of assessing a school - and are we thinking about how to rate them in entirely the wrong way?
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