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sit out

verb

tr to endure to the end
I sat out the play although it was terrible
tr to remain seated throughout (a dance, etc)
intr to lean backwards over the side of a light sailing boat in order to carry the centre of gravity as far to windward as possible to reduce heeling US and Canadian termhike out

Why the former Florida governor would be smarter to sit out 2016.

It started out with him experiencing a pain in his left leg, and he would have to sit out from sport events at his school.

Why does Don sit out in the cold at the end of the episode—alone on his balcony in his bathrobe?

It might seem shrewd for Obama to sit out the IRS scandal while he focuses on bigger fights.

If the iron is your lucky token in Monopoly, you might want to sit out from now on.

"Perhaps you will not care to retire, and would rather sit out where the air is best," she suggested.

When they reached home, George said to Ellen: "Don't you want to sit out here on the porch a little while?"

The girl had promised to sit out two consecutive dances with him, since to-morrow morning he must go back to the mountains.

Forbes intended to sit out the next dance; but he found himself abandoned as on a desert island with Mrs. Neff.

Engaged people invariably pass the evening together, and sometimes do not dance at all, but sit out in some secluded corner.

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