sit back

verb

1. intr, adverb to relax, as when action should be taken

   many people just sit back and ignore the problems of today

Example Sentences

“And it happened here. We all just sat back and watched Margo Martindale drive that pickup truck, dragging that tree, and it just was fantastic.”

From Los Angeles Times

And as an audience member, all you need to do is sit back and enjoy.

From New York Times

“I’d love to sit back and think about the autopsy and where you move from there, but I think I still feel as though I’m in that moment of vertigo to some extent.”

From Salon

“I could never sit back and go, ‘I’m good,’ and for many reasons it worried me.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Whoever wins, I’m going to sit back and watch it play out.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• calm
• lie down
• loosen up
• recline
• soften
• unwind