sit on one's hands

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Tanımlar (İngilizce)

  1. fiil To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation.

    “"Ministers cannot continue to sit on their hands, hoping this dispute will go away. Our members are fully prepared to fight tooth-and-nail for a negotiated settlement," RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch has warned.”

  2. fiil To fail to applaud when expected to.

    “While Boston is a "musical town," audiences here sat on their hands a good part of the time.”

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