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• sit (something) out
  высидеть; досидеть до конца, не участвуя в чём-либо

  Wanda had to sit out dances because nobody invited her to dance.
• sit around (somewhere)
  сидеть где-либо и отдыхать

  We were sitting around in the cafe when Jim appeared in the doorway.
• sit at (someone's) feet
  восхищаться кем-либо

  Elvis Regan is a great singer, and I am ready to sit at his feet for ever.
• sit back
  быть построенным на каком-то расстоянии от улицы

  The church sits back a few hundred meters from the street.
• sit back and let (something) happen
  ни во что не вмешиваться

  I decided to sit back and let things happen because I didn't want to interfere in their dispute.
• sit bolt upright
  сидеть совершенно прямо (словно аршин проглотил)

  Peter sat bolt upright without moving.
• sit idly by
  лениться; сидеть и смотреть, как другие работают

  Jerome was sitting idly by while his friends were doing the packing.
• sit in for (someone)
  подменить кого-либо, занять чьё-то место

  My co-worker asked me to sit in for him in the lab during an experiment.
• sit in judgment of (someone)
  выносить суждение кому-либо

  The members of the jury are to sit in judgment of the drug dealers' case.
• sit in on (something)
  принимать участие в чём-либо

  Though he had no vote, he was allowed to sit in on the conference.
• sit on (something)
  заседать, быть членом жюри или правления

  Although Mr. Kane has retired he still sits on the board of many corporations.
• sit on its/their hands
  скупо аплодировать, встречать жидкими аплодисментами

  The performance of the clown was very poor, and the audience in the circus sat on their hands.
• sit on one's hands
  сидеть сложа руки, бездействовать

  I sat on my hands and watched the other members of the family clean the living-room.
• sit on the fence
  сохранять нейтралитет, занимать выжидательную позицию

  "I am not going to sit on the fence and support any of you in your dispute."
• sit right
  приемлемый, подходящий

  "Is your proposal good enough to sit right with the other members of the family?"
• sit through (something)
  высидеть до конца, выдержать до конца что-либо

  Though Ted didn't like the performance he was polite enough to sit through it.
• sit tight
  терпеливо ждать

  "I want you to sit tight and wait for me near the counter while I am doing my shopping," the mother told her eight-year-old girl.
• sit up and take notice
  (внезапно) заинтересоваться, встревожиться или насторожиться

  I heard a loud thump, which made me sit up and take notice.
• sit up with (someone)
  сидеть (ночью) у постели больного

  The nurse sat up with her patient all night.
• sit well with (someone)
  радовать кого-либо, угождать

  My suggestion to go on a picnic sat well with my friends.
• sit-in
  сидячая забастовка

  The miners had a sit-in to demand better and less dangerous working conditions.