sit through
To unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I had to sit through a very long meeting today.”
“The movie was so boring that I struggled to sit through the final hour.”
“Despite his growing impatience, he forced himself to sit through the entire lecture to show respect for the visiting professor.”
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sit back
To relax, to not exert oneself.
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sit in
To attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc. for one time, as a visitor.
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sit in for
To substitute; to take somebody's place.
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sit in with
To join (often as an observer, supervisor or outsider) a group working together on a task.
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sit on
To block, suppress, restrain (something).
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sit on a tack
An expression of contempt or dismissiveness directed at someone, particularly in the case of disagreement.
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sit on one's ass
To be very lazy and idle, especially when immediate action is required.
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sit on one's hands
To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation.
Last updated August 10, 2026