sit back

phrasal verb

sat back; sitting back; sits back

1

: to get into a comfortable and relaxed position in a chair, seat, etc.

Sit back and enjoy the ride.

2

: to make no effort to do something

He sat back and watched us do all the work.

How can you just sit back and let him insult you like that?

Examples of sit back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Roma often goes to actors who run hot and lean in hard—Al Pacino played the role in the movie and was nominated for an Oscar—but Culkin, in his trademark manner, sits back. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025

Come Saturday, Webb will get to sit back and enjoy Verlander’s first start as a Giant, the beginning of the latest chapter in a Hall of Fame career. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025

Sanders then asked for Karl’s final question and sat back down in his seat. —Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025

The arbitrator’s ruling doesn’t apply to Macmillan, which published the book on March 11 and now can sit back and collect the sales price on a book that has shot up to No. 1 in the politics and social sciences section of Amazon’s website without needing to do any further PR outreach. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for sit back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback