sit back

Portugal controlled the ball in the opening stages as Ireland sat back, content to keep the visitors at bay and cause trouble on the counter.

Ronaldo said he expected it would be a "difficult" match, with Ireland sitting back and denying him and his team-mates space.

There was nothing to do but sit back and enjoy the show.

Barcelona dominated the ball and Celta, despite trailing, were forced to sit back.

“Sometimes you just need to sit back and watch,” said Steve Miller, chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s survey of U.S. companies on the services side of the economy.