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SIT TIGHT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Maintain the same position; wait it out
Example:
Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "sit tight" is one way to...):
remain; rest; stay (stay the same; remain in a certain state)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s