sit on one's hand

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von sit on one's hand im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

sit on one's hands

(deyim) hiçbir şey yapmamak

sit on one's hands

(deyim) parmağını kıpırdatmamak

sit on one's hands

(deyim) hiçbir eylemde bulunmamak

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von sit on one's hand im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

(deyim) Do nothing; to fail to help. (See also sit on its hands.)

1. When we needed help from Mary, she just sat on her hands. 2. We need the cooperation of everyone. You can't sit on your hands!.

(deyim) [for an audience] to refuse to applaud. (See also sit on one's hands.)

1. The performance was really quite good, but the audience sat on its hands. 2. They sat on their hands during the first act.

Relevante Übersetzungen

sit on one's hands

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

sit on one's hands

remain idle, do nothing

Silbentrennung

sit on one's Hand

Türkische aussprache

sît ôn wʌnz händ

Aussprache

/ˈsət ˈôn ˈwənz ˈhand/ /ˈsɪt ˈɔːn ˈwʌnz ˈhænd/