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sit on thornsTo be in a painful or embarrassing situation; to be in constant fear of being found out.Rate it:

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sit outTo lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.Rate it:

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sit outTo escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.Rate it:

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sit outTo decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.Rate it:

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sit stillTo accept, tolerate, or acquiesce.Rate it:

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sit stillTo remain motionless.Rate it:

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sit throughTo unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.Rate it:

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sit tightTo wait patiently.Rate it:

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sit upTo sit erect.Rate it:

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sit upTo assume a sitting position from a position lying down.Rate it:

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sit upTo show sudden interest or surprise.Rate it:

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sit upTo bounce, especially to a comfortable height.Rate it:

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sit upTo not go to bed.Rate it:

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sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

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snuggle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.Rate it:

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sonhe com os anjosgood night; sleep tightRate it:

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straighten upto sit up straight, to stop hunching.Rate it:

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stretchTo pull tight.Rate it:

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take a pewTo take a seat; to sit down.Rate it:

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take a seatTo sit down; to become seated.Rate it:

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tight as a duck's arseExtremely tight, mean, excessively thriftyRate it:

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tight lippedtaciturnRate it:

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tight lippedNot speaking; silent.Rate it:

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tight lipsOf a person, silence or reticence.Rate it:

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tight shipA well-organized and highly disciplined organization.Rate it:

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tight spotA difficult position.Rate it:

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tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge information.Rate it:

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tight-lippedHaving the lips pressed together.Rate it:

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tighten upTo make sufficiently tight.Rate it:

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tighter than Dick's hatbandAlternative form of as tight as Dick's hatbandRate it:

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weapons tightAn order that weapons may only be fired at targets that are positively identified as hostileRate it:

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wouldn't pay a quarter to see jesus ride a bicycle.Somone so tight with their money they wouldn't pay even a little bit to see something miraculous !Rate it:

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садись, пожалуйстаplease sit down; please get onRate it:

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садитесь, пожалуйстаplease sit down; please get onRate it:

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