sit on one's hand

English - Turkish

Definition of sit on one's hand in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

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

English - English

Definition of sit on one's hand in English English dictionary

(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.

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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

Hyphenation

sit on one's Hand

Turkish pronunciation

sît ôn wʌnz händ

Pronunciation

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