not sit right with someone

not sit right with someone
not sit well/right/with someone phrase
if something that someone does or says does not sit well with you, you do not agree with it or do not like it

Her remarks at dinner didn’t sit well with some of the guests.

Thesaurus: not in agreementsynonym
Main entry: sit

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • not sit well with someone — not sit well (with (someone)) to be difficult for someone to agree with or accept. The idea of declaring war does not sit well with many voters. Having the state s future decided in Washington, D.C., doesn t sit well with the people of Alaska.… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not sit well with someone — not sit well/right/with someone phrase if something that someone does or says does not sit well with you, you do not agree with it or do not like it Her remarks at dinner didn’t sit well with some of the guests. Thesaurus: not in agreementsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • not sit well with — not sit well (with (someone)) to be difficult for someone to agree with or accept. The idea of declaring war does not sit well with many voters. Having the state s future decided in Washington, D.C., doesn t sit well with the people of Alaska.… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not sit well — (with (someone)) to be difficult for someone to agree with or accept. The idea of declaring war does not sit well with many voters. Having the state s future decided in Washington, D.C., doesn t sit well with the people of Alaska. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sit */*/*/ — UK [sɪt] / US verb Word forms sit : present tense I/you/we/they sit he/she/it sits present participle sitting past tense sat UK [sæt] / US past participle sat 1) [intransitive] to be in a position in which the lower part of your body rests on a… …   English dictionary

  • sit — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless, still ▪ Just sit still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • RIGHT AND LEFT — (right: Heb. יָמִין; Akk. imnu, imittu; Ugaritic, ymn; left: Heb. שְׂמֹאל; Akk. šumēlu; Ugaritic, (u)šmʾal; and common Semitic). The biblical usages of right and left are basically fourfold: right as opposed to left; directions (cardinal points); …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • sit tight — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make no move or change; stay where you are. Often used as a command. * /Sit tight; I ll be ready to go in a few minutes./ * /The doctor said to sit tight until he arrived./ * /The gangsters sat tight in the mountains… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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