sit well with

Idioms  

1. Please, fit or suit, be acceptable to, as in I don't think that explanation sits well with the headmaster, or His sense of humor does not sit well with this elderly audience. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

Salary, career path, and job security all looked good, but ultimately a defence sector career "didn't sit well" with him.

From BBC

That didn’t sit well with Tammie.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That didn’t sit well with many members of Congress,” and “rattled markets a bit,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“We want to go home!” the boys wailed, for this idea of their mother abandoning the family to live with Veronika did not sit well with them.

From Literature

And speaking of hearts, true and not so true, Admiral Faucet’s lie about being the one to find Bertha did not sit well with Penelope.

From Literature