take sitting down

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take sitting down

verb takes sitting down · taking sitting down · took sitting down · taken sitting down

transitive, in the negative To tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action. I hope he doesn't think he can get away with such a thing. I'm not going to take this sitting down.
Similar: brook, put up with, acquiesce

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@misc{take_sitting_down_2026,
  title = {take sitting down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20sitting%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}