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sit it out

VERB
twiddle one's thumbs
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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

During a large earthquake, he figured, he and his wife would sit it out in the garden of the complex, surrounded by cypress trees.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

De Blasio toyed with running for governor this year before deciding to sit it out.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022

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

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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