to sit idly
11sit by — verb be inactive or indifferent while something is happening (Freq. 1) Don t just sit by while your rights are violated! • Syn: ↑sit back • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑look on • Verb Frames …
12sit by — {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. * /The nurse was told to sit by the patient until he woke up./ * /Mother sat by her sick baby all night./ 2. To sit and watch or rest especially while others work. * /Don t just sit idly by while the… …
13sit by — {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. * /The nurse was told to sit by the patient until he woke up./ * /Mother sat by her sick baby all night./ 2. To sit and watch or rest especially while others work. * /Don t just sit idly by while the… …
14sit\ by — v 1. To stay near; watch and care for. The nurse was told to sit by the patient until he woke up. Mother sat by her sick baby all night. 2. To sit and watch or rest especially while others work. Don t just sit idly by while the other children are …
15sit around — hang out; sit idly; be present somewhere without fulfilling any particular function …
16sit around — verb be around, often idly or without specific purpose The object sat in the corner We sat around chatting for another hour • Syn: ↑sit • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s …
17sit by — PHRASAL VERB If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it. [V P] We can t just sit by and watch you throw your life away... [V P] The use of ozone depleting chemicals grew… …
18stand idly by — stand/sit/idly by phrase to see something bad happening without trying to prevent it The government was accused of standing idly by while unemployment soared. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: idly …
19rest on one's laurels — sit idly, do nothing …
20idle — 01. My son has been [idle] for weeks. He really needs to find himself a summer job. 02. Our city s buses are sitting [idle] today due to a strike by maintenance workers. 03. The city s road crew has been [idled] by poor weather. 04. The factories …
