sit still
idiom
: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.
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Will business and leisure travelers ‘sit still’ for a 20-hour flight?
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Symptoms can include having trouble staying focused or on task, having too much energy or struggling to sit still.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024
Pugh added that just like his dad, Charm doesn’t like to sit still for too long.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
Iran did not sit still the last four years, passively awaiting the nuclear deal’s resumption.
—Jamsheed K. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2020
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Symptoms can include having trouble staying focused or on task, having too much energy or struggling to sit still.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024
Pugh added that just like his dad, Charm doesn’t like to sit still for too long.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
Iran did not sit still the last four years, passively awaiting the nuclear deal’s resumption.
—Jamsheed K. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2020
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“Sit still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20still. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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