sit tight
Definition
› to stay where you are: You'd better sit tight and I'll call the doctor.Staying and remainingWaiting › mainly UK to refuse to change your mind: My parents tried to persuade me not to go alone, but I sat tight.Strong-willed
(Definition of sit tight from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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sit on your hands idiom
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sit right/well (with sb) idiom
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sit sth out phrasal verb (ACTIVITY)
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sit sth out phrasal verb (SITUATION)
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sit through sth phrasal verb
- sit tight idiom
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sit under sb phrasal verb
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sit up and take notice idiom
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sit up phrasal verb (NOTICE)
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sit up phrasal verb (STAY AWAKE)
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sit up phrasal verb (STRAIGHT)
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SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- halt noun
- hang verb (STAY)
- keep to somewhere phrasal verb
- leftover adjective
- linger verb
- remaining adjective
- residual adjective
- rest noun (STOP)
- rest verb (REMAIN)
- sojourn noun
- stand verb (PLACE)
- stay behind phrasal verb
- stay in phrasal verb
- stick around phrasal verb
- stop in phrasal verb
- stop verb (STAY)
- tarry verb
- vestigial adjective
- wait behind phrasal verb
- wait verb
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