sit still
idiom
: to sit without moving around
You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.
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Western leaders can’t expect Putin to sit still when all his bluffs are called.
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 6 June 2024
Better for older children who can sit still in the narrow dining room.
—Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Eliminated from the top 12 on April 30, 2023, the singer from the nation of Georgia didn’t sit still.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 7 May 2024
They’ve been trained to sit still and perform repetitive work, first by a teacher, then by a manager.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 6 June 2024
Better for older children who can sit still in the narrow dining room.
—Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Eliminated from the top 12 on April 30, 2023, the singer from the nation of Georgia didn’t sit still.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 7 May 2024
They’ve been trained to sit still and perform repetitive work, first by a teacher, then by a manager.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
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“Sit still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20still. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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