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sit back

verb
1. settle into a comfortable sitting position 
2. be inactive or indifferent while something is happening; "Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!" [syn: sit by] 

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sit back
to rest and take no part in an activity
Example: He just sat back and let it all happen.
Arabic: يَجْلِسُ جانِبا، لا يَتَدَخَّل
Chinese (Simplified): 不采取行动
Chinese (Traditional): 不採取行動
Czech: složit ruce v klín
Danish: læne sig tilbage
Dutch: zich afzijdig houden
Estonian: end lõdvaks laskma
Finnish: olla puuttumatta asioihin
French: rester à se croiser les bras
German: sich zurücklehnen
Greek: μένω αμέτοχος
Hungarian: kényelembe helyezi magát, hátradől (és ölbe tett kézzel figyel)
Icelandic: halda að sér höndum
Indonesian: tidak ikut campur
Italian: (restare impassibile)
Japanese: 傍観する
Latvian: sēdēt dīkā; bezdarbībā vērot
Lithuanian: laikytis nuošalyje
Norwegian: forholde seg passiv, sitte med hendene i fanget
Polish: przyjąć bierną postawę
Portuguese (Brazil): cruzar os braços
Portuguese (Portugal): ficar de braços cruzados
Romanian: a se destinde, a se relaxa
Russian: отстраняться, бездействовать
Slovak: zložiť si ruky do lona
Slovenian: sedeti s prekrižanimi rokami
Spanish: cruzarse de brazos
Swedish: luta sig tillbaka, sitta med armarna i kors
Turkish: sırtını dayayıp oturmak
See also: sit-in, sitter, sitting, sitting-room, sit, sit down, sit out, sit tight, sit up, sitting target, sitting duck

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