sit with

sit with
{v.}, {informal} To be accepted by; affect. - Used in interrogative sentences and in negative sentences modified by "well". * /How did your story sit with your mother?/ * /Bob's poor sportsmanship doesn't sit well with the coach./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • sit with — {v.}, {informal} To be accepted by; affect. Used in interrogative sentences and in negative sentences modified by well . * /How did your story sit with your mother?/ * /Bob s poor sportsmanship doesn t sit well with the coach./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sit\ with — v informal To be accepted by; affect. Used in interrogative sentences and in negative sentences modified by well . How did your story sit with your mother? Bob s poor sportsmanship doesn t sit well with the coach …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sit with you — relate to you, appeal to you    If we build a fence on your land, how would that sit with you? …   English idioms

  • sit with — be harmonious with. → sit …   English new terms dictionary

  • sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sit — Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sit — verb (sits, sitting; past and past participle sat sat) 1》 be or cause to be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks rather than one s feet and one s back is upright.     ↘(of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and… …   English new terms dictionary

  • sit —   Noho;    ♦ sit haughtily, noho aha aha;    ♦ sit quietly, noho mālie, kaiāmū, akanoho, noho pū;    ♦ sit properly, noho pono;    ♦ sit hunched up, ho okuapu u, ōku u, ōpū, pūku i;    ♦ sit with one knee drawn up, kūkulu;    ♦ sit on the heels,… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • ˌsit ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to sit with your back straight and upright Sit up straight and pay attention.[/ex] 2) to go from a lying position to a sitting position Would you like to sit up and read for a while?[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sit up — intransitive verb Date: 13th century 1. a. to rise from a lying to a sitting position b. to sit with the back erect 2. to show interest, alertness, or surprise < sit up and take notice > 3. to stay up after the usual time for going to bed < sat… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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