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1 sit on
transitive verb1) (serve as member of) sitzen in (+ Dat.) [Ausschuss usw.]2) (coll.): (delay) in der Schublade liegen lassen (fig. ugs.); auf die lange Bank schieben (ugs.) [Entscheidung]3) (coll.): (repress) unterdrücken4) (fig.): (hold on to) festhalten* * *◆ sit onvi1. (be member of)to \sit on on a board/a committee einem Ausschuss/Komitee angehören, Mitglied eines Ausschusses/Komitees seinhas anybody had the land valued? we could be \sit onting on a goldmine here hat jemand das Land schätzen lassen? wir könnten hier auf einer Goldmine sitzen5. (feel heavy)to \sit on on sb's stomach jdm schwer im Magen liegen* * *1. vi(= continue sitting) sitzen bleiben2. vi +prep obj1) committee, panel, jury sitzen in (+dat)I was asked to sit on the committee — man bat mich, Mitglied des Ausschusses zu werden
2) (= not deal with) sitzen auf (+dat)3) (inf: suppress) idea, invention, product unterdrücken, nicht hochkommen lassen; person einen Dämpfer aufsetzen (+dat) (inf);* * *sit on v/i3. beraten über (akk)4. umga) jemandem aufs Dach steigen:he needs to be sat on er hat eine Abreibung nötigb) jemanden, eine Initiative etc unterdrücken* * *transitive verb1) (serve as member of) sitzen in (+ Dat.) [Ausschuss usw.]2) (coll.): (delay) in der Schublade liegen lassen (fig. ugs.); auf die lange Bank schieben (ugs.) [Entscheidung]3) (coll.): (repress) unterdrücken4) (fig.): (hold on to) festhalten
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