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

Such highhandedness did not sit well with potential donors; both projects came to grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But his efforts to restore ties with South Korea's former colonial ruler, Japan, did not sit well with many at home.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

"When you start reading words like settlement or agreement, it feels like there's been a negotiation and I don't think that will sit well with the player cohort and the fans of the sport."

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

The fact that his sister had come out of the Underworld for me and not for him didn’t seem to sit well with him.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan