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sit back

Definition

to rest in a comfortable position: Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight. To sit back is also to take no action: You can’t just sit back and let them close the library.
(Definition of sit back from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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