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Meanings of sit tight in English

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Usage of sit tight in English
1
If you're afraid of something, why not just sit tight at home?
The Atrocity Archives
2
So if you're keen for a new Apple desktop, just sit tight.
News.com.au
3
From time to time he admonished the other two to sit tight.
The Wrong Twin
4
That would also provide extra returns for investors willing to sit tight.
Reuters
5
He'd promised Frank he'd sit tight until they made contact by phone.
Creepers
6
Sharon had cunningly gone away from his own failure to sit tight.
The Wrong Twin
7
Julie was relieved she'd told Parker to sit tight in her room.
The Good Girls
8
And now all I have to do is sit tight to see-
Under Handicap / A Novel
9
All we can do now is sit tight and trust to luck.
The Phantom Herd
10
Ski said for you to sit tight, and he'd be in touch.
Tough customer: a novel
11
Now it's only a case of sit tight till the money comes.
The Phantom Herd
12
You sit tight and I'll slip you a roll just that size.
Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories
13
We'll sit tight and let Maud worry for a day or two.
The Prince of Graustark
14
You sit tight if you want to get him back to reason!
The Wrong Twin
15
All they had to do was sit tight in that damned mall.
Swan Song
16
However, analysts say the central bank is likely to sit tight for now.
Reuters
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Sit tight through the time
Sit tight across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common