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sit back

 
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sit
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to put oneself comfortably in a chair or other type of seat.
The dinner was wonderful, and now it's time for you to sit back and let us do the cleaning up.
definition 2: to make no effort to help or get involved.
How can you sit back and pretend this horrible thing isn't happening?