Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

sit in for (someone)
- to take someone else's place in some activity
I asked my friend to sit in for me at my volunteer job at the community center.
sit in on (something)
- to attend or participate in a meeting
Our boss sat in on our meeting so that he could learn what was happening.
sit on (something)
- to be a member of a jury or board etc.
The former politician sits on the board of many corporations.
sit on its hands
- an audience refuses to applaud
The audience sat on its hands after the terrible performance by the singer.
sit on one's hands
- to do nothing, to fail to help
The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that
she had received.
sit on (something)
- to hold someone or something back, to delay something
I am going to sit on my job application until I am sure that I want to apply for the new
job.
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