sit back

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sit back

verb sits back · sitting back · sat back

  1. To recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat. Please just sit back and watch the show.
  2. idiomatic To relax, to not exert oneself. Predictably in the second half it was the Potters, who went searching for goals as Fulham sat back to defend their lead.

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verb to recline while still in a seated position

Deutschsich zurücklehnen
Русскийоткинуться otkinutʹsja

verb to relax, to not exert oneself

Españolrelajarse
Françaisse détendre
Deutschsich zurücklehnen
Русскийсложить руки složitʹ ruki, бездействовать bezdejstvovatʹ

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@misc{sit_back_2026,
  title = {sit back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sit%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}