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Sit tight   /sɪt taɪt/   Listen
Sit tight

verb
1.
Maintain the same position; wait it out.





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"Sit tight" Quotes from Famous Books



... cried his assailant. "Drop the tiller, Ferdy, and sit tight. I will fight fair." Then to Gordon again: "I have given you fair warning, and I will have that flag ...
— Gordon Keith • Thomas Nelson Page
... interest them. Unfortunately it is a public beheading of some pirates whom the Teaser has brought to justice, but the boys do not enjoy the scene. They realise that if they tried to walk out they would most probably be beheaded themselves, so they have to sit tight. ...
— Blue Jackets - The Log of the Teaser • George Manville Fenn


Words linked to "Sit tight" :   rest, stay, remain


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