Sit well with (someone)
To please someone.My decision to leave early for the weekend did not sit well with the other members of the staff.
Sit up with (someone)
To stay with someone (a sick person) during the night .My mother had to sit up all night because my younger sister was very sick.
Sit up and take notice
To become alert and pay attention.The loud bang made everybody sit up and take notice.
Sit tight
To wait patiently for something."Please sit tight for a few minutes while I go and get a police officer."
Sit through (something)
To witness or endure all of something.I had to sit through a very boring lecture yesterday.
Sit (something) out sit out (something)
To not participate in something, to wait until something is over.I am planning to sit the meeting out as I am very tired today.
Sit right
To be unacceptable (usually used in the negative or as a question).The idea seemed good at first but now it does not sit right with the other... Read more →
Sit on the fence
To not support any side in a dispute, to not decide something, to not support something.Most of the politicians are sitting on the fence about... Read more →
Sit on (something)
To hold someone or something back, to delay something.I am going to sit on my job application until I am sure that I want to apply for the new... Read more →
Sit on one’s hands
To do nothing, to fail to help.The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.