sit still
idiom
: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.
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Cyn’s been on the run, but she was forced to sit still when the devastating wildfires ripped through California in January, which provided a sobering genesis for her Backroads EP arriving on June 20.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Next ski day, go in the trees, sit still and simply receive whatever nature has to offer.
—Chryss Cada, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
Matta could not sit still, and there Conley was, standing calmly, taking it all in.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Of course, Musk is not going to sit still while the rest of the space industry catches up.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Next ski day, go in the trees, sit still and simply receive whatever nature has to offer.
—Chryss Cada, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
Matta could not sit still, and there Conley was, standing calmly, taking it all in.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Of course, Musk is not going to sit still while the rest of the space industry catches up.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
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“Sit still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20still. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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