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sit it out

VERB
twiddle one's thumbs
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Once the most enthusiastic guy in basketball, Steve Ballmer will sit it out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

You can kick back and read it, stroll down memory lane with photos or sit it out and let it look gorgeous on your coffee table.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023

Two, will touted rookie Sen. Laphonza Butler enter the game or sit it out?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

Yet Servais admits that he’s still a bit apprehensive — though not to the point that he wants Rodriguez to sit it out.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023

He decide to sit it out as long as he could.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston


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