sit tight
to stay where you are:
You'd better sit tight and I'll call the doctor.
mainly UK to refuse to change your mind:
My parents tried to persuade me not to go alone, but I sat tight.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- hold sb over
- keep to somewhere
- leave
- remaining
- residual
- rest
- sojourn
- stand
- stay
- stay behind
- stop
- tarry
- vestigial
- wait
- wait behind
- wait for sb
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