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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sit well with

"The idea that he would then boast about having won the World Cup if they win does not sit well with me."

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Having a 100-person executive committee select it on their own would probably not sit well with Platner’s supporters,” Brewer said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

“It really doesn’t sit well with me,” Clint Dempsey, a former U.S. men’s national player, said in World Cup commentary for Fox Sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

This assumption did not sit well with him.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

The idea didn’t sit well with him, but neither did the notion that the girl was so sad now.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers