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sit back

phrasal verb

Definition of sit back

1 : to get into a comfortable and relaxed position in a chair, seat, etc.
  • Sit back and enjoy the ride.
2 : to make no effort to do something
  • He sat back and watched us do all the work.
  • How can you just sit back and let him insult you like that?

Word by Word Definitions

sit play

  1. : to rest on the buttocks or haunches

  2. : perch, roost

  3. : to occupy a place as a member of an official body

  1. : the manner in which a garment fits

  2. : an act or period of sitting

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back play

  1. : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine

  2. : the body considered as the wearer of clothes

  3. : capacity for labor, effort, or endurance

  1. : to, toward, or at the rear

  2. : in or into the past : backward in time

  3. : to or at an angle off the vertical

  1. : being at or in the back

  2. : distant from a central or main area

  3. : articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth

  1. : to support by material or moral assistance

  2. : substantiate

  3. : to assume financial responsibility for

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