sit back

phrasal 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?

Examples of sit back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Without missing a beat, the teen jumped into action, performing the Heimlich maneuver and patting the customer on the back before the man sat back down. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025

Let the dogs out, start the dishwasher, make lunch and sit back down at your laptop all without taking off your wearable blanket. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025

First, wiggle your hips; then, wipe, stand up, and sit back down to pee again. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025

All Imanaga can do at this point is sit back for the next couple of games and hope his team delivers him another shot at his first career postseason win. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for sit back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback