| 单词 | sit on |
| 释义 | sit onSEE SYNONYMS FOR sit on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, preposition)to be a member of (a committee, etc) informal to suppress informal to check or rebuke Words nearby sit onsitkamer, Sitka spruce, sito-, sitology, sitomania, sit on, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sitophobia, sitosterol, sitotaxis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sit onsit on Also, sit upon. Confer about or deliberate over, as in Another attorney was called to sit on the case. [Mid-1400s] Suppress or repress, as in I know they were sitting on some evidence. [Early 1900s] Postpone action or resolution regarding, as in I don't know why the city council is sitting on their decision. [Early 1900s] Rebuke sharply, reprimand, as in If he interrupts one more time I'm going to sit on him. [Slang; second half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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