sit back
verb
sat back; sitting back; sits 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?
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Train travel is all about sitting back and settling in.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Your job is to sit back, watch, and prune away any stragglers that don't suit your vision.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
And Kentucky’s players are happy to sit back — or stand still, in their case — and take the free base.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Your job is to sit back, watch, and prune away any stragglers that don't suit your vision.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
And Kentucky’s players are happy to sit back — or stand still, in their case — and take the free base.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
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“Sit back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20back. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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