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sit tightTo wait patiently.Rate it:

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as tight as Dick's hatbandVery tight, whetherRate it:

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tight shipA well-organized and highly disciplined organization.Rate it:

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tight as a duck's arseExtremely tight, mean, excessively thriftyRate it:

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sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

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tight lippedNot speaking; silent.Rate it:

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tight lippedtaciturnRate it:

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tight lipsOf a person, silence or reticence.Rate it:

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tight spotA difficult position.Rate it:

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tight-lippedHaving the lips pressed together.Rate it:

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tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge information.Rate it:

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weapons tightAn order that weapons may only be fired at targets that are positively identified as hostileRate it:

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sit downTo cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.Rate it:

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sit on thornsTo be in a painful or embarrassing situation; to be in constant fear of being found out.Rate it:

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sit on the fenceTo remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.Rate it:

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aemulatio dupliciter dicitur, ut et in laude et in vitio hoc nomen sitthe word aemulatio is employed with two meanings, in a good and a bad sense.Rate it:

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sit backTo relax, to not exert oneself.Rate it:

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constituere, quid et quale sit, de quo disputeturto determine the nature and constitution of the subject under discussion.Rate it:

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iracundiam sic (ita) definiunt, ut ulciscendi libidinem esse dicant or ut u. libido sit or iracundiam sic definiunt, ulc. libidinemanger is defined as a passionate desire for revenge.Rate it:

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ne longum sitnot to be prolix.Rate it:

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ordine narrare, quomodo res gesta sitto detail the whole history of an affair.Rate it:

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please sit downOffering a seat to somebody.Rate it:

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quod bonum, faustum, felix, fortunatumque sit! (Div. 1. 45. 102)may heaven's blessing rest on it.Rate it:

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sit aroundTo spend time sitting idle, not doing anything important.Rate it:

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sit backTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.Rate it:

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sit downTo meet formally at a conference table.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a low or sunken position.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.Rate it:

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sit inform of protestRate it:

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sit inTo attend something for one time, as a visitor.Rate it:

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sit in forTo substitute; to take somebody's place.Rate it:

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sit in onTo attend a private meeting or class without participating.Rate it:

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sit onTo block, suppress, restrain.Rate it:

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sit on itTo wait or hesitate.Rate it:

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sit on one's handsOr situation.Rate it:

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sit outTo lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.Rate it:

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sit outTo decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.Rate it:

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sit outTo escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.Rate it:

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sit stillTo accept, tolerate, or acquiesce.Rate it:

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sit stillTo remain motionless.Rate it:

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sit throughTo unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.Rate it:

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sit upTo sit erect.Rate it:

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sit upTo assume a sitting position from a position lying down.Rate it:

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sit upTo show sudden interest or surprise.Rate it:

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sit upTo bounce, especially to a comfortable height.Rate it:

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sit upTo not go to bed.Rate it:

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take a pewTo take a seat; to sit down.Rate it:

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take a seatTo sit down; to become seated.Rate it:

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Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceTo face a difficult situation and remain in a tight spot one after another, Or face some difficulty in making the right decision that would deliver no harmRate it:

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dog days of summerhot summer day when you just want to sit under a tree and do nothingRate it:

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