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1 sit tight
expr infml1)If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wail for the police to come along — Если у вас поломается автомобиль, оставайтесь на месте и ждите, когда появится полиция
If a tyre bursts or something you just have to sit tight and hope for the best — Если у вас полетит шина, то сидите и не рыпайтесь
We'll sit tight until the old man can give us the lead — Мы ничего не будем предпринимать, пока старик не даст нам указание, что делать
All we've got to do is to sit tight until the storm has blown itself out — Нам нужно только переждать, пока все не уляжется
We'd better sit tight for a few weeks until the police have stopped looking for us — Нам нужно несколько недель сидеть тихо, пока полиция не перестанет искать нас
2)You should sit tight and don't be swayed by his reasoning — Ты должен стоять на своем и не поддаваться на его уговоры
Just sit tight. Everything will be all right — Только не сдавайся и все образуется
They pay a week's rent to a landlord and then sit tight, making no further payments — Они обычно платят хозяину дома за неделю, а потом упрутся, и их уже ничем не прошибешь
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2 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) ikke at gøre noget* * *(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) ikke at gøre noget -
3 sit tight
разг.1) воздерживаться от каких-либо действий или комментариев, помалкивать, выжидать развития событий, переждать [этим. карт. (покер)]It's lonesome staying here all by myself but he won't listen to me. All he ever says is, button up and sit tight and wait for him to come back the next time. It's always the next time, God damn him! (E. Caldwell, ‘Place Called Estherville’, ch. IX) — Скучно сидеть здесь одной, а мистер Леви не желает даже выслушать меня. Только одно твердит, чтобы я помалкивала, ничего не предпринимала и ждала, когда он придет в следующий раз. Всегда следующий раз, черт бы его побрал!
We shall come through all right; all we've got to do is to sit tight until the storm has blown itself out. (EVI) — Все обойдется. Нам нужно только переждать, пока гроза пройдет.
2) не уступать, стойко держаться, стоять на своём -
4 sit tight
paзг.вoздepживaтьcя oт кaкиx-л. дeйcтвий или кoммeнтapиeв, пoмaлкивaть, выжидaть paзвития coбытий, пepeжидaть [этим. кapт. (пoкep)]Now, if my firm weren't your representatives, and I were a speculating man, I'd buy up that patent, sit tight, and make you pay through the nose (M. Wilson). We shall come through all right: all we've got to do is to sit tight until the storm has blown itself out -
5 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) mantenerse en sus trece, quedarse en un sitio -
6 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) sitja sem fastast -
7 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) lapít -
8 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) manter-se firme -
9 sit tight
kımıldamamak, sağlam oturmak, krizin geçmesini beklemek, vazgeçmemek* * *yılmadan devam et* * *(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) kıpırdamadan oturmak -
10 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) sedeti pri miru -
11 sit tight
• pysyä lujana• pitää pintansa* * *(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) pysyä paikoillaan -
12 sit tight
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13 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) bli hvor en er, ikke vike fra stedet -
14 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) (non fare nulla) -
15 sit tight
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16 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) nie ruszać się -
17 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) nemainīt nostāju; turēties pie sava -
18 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) į nieką nesivelti, tūnoti ausis suglaudus -
19 sit tight
ligga lågt; hålla sig avvaktande; ha sitt på det torra* * *(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) ligga lågt, avvakta -
20 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) ani se nehnout* * *• sedět jako pěna
См. также в других словарях:
sit tight — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make no move or change; stay where you are. Often used as a command. * /Sit tight; I ll be ready to go in a few minutes./ * /The doctor said to sit tight until he arrived./ * /The gangsters sat tight in the mountains… … Dictionary of American idioms
sit tight — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make no move or change; stay where you are. Often used as a command. * /Sit tight; I ll be ready to go in a few minutes./ * /The doctor said to sit tight until he arrived./ * /The gangsters sat tight in the mountains… … Dictionary of American idioms
sit tight — ► sit tight informal 1) remain firmly in one s place. 2) refrain from taking action or changing one s mind. Main Entry: ↑sit … English terms dictionary
sit tight — [v] be patient, wait anticipate, bide one’s time*, cool it*, fill time, hang around*, hang out, hold on, hold the phone*, keep your shirt on*, lie in wait*, lie low*, linger, mark time*, put on hold*, stall, stand by, stay put*, stick around*;… … New thesaurus
sit tight — informal 1. to remain in a place, usually sitting down. Just sit tight while I go and phone for help. Sit tight and don t move that leg. 2. to not take any action while you wait for something to happen. Shareholders are advised to sit tight and… … New idioms dictionary
sit\ tight — v. phr. informal To make no move or change; stay where you are. Often used as a command. Sit tight; I ll be ready to go in a few minutes. The doctor said to sit tight until he arrived. The gangsters sat tight in the mountains while the police… … Словарь американских идиом
Sit Tight — Infobox Film name = Sit Tight(1931) producer = director = Lloyd Bacon writer = Rex Taylor starring = Winnie Lightner Joe E. Brown Claudia Dell Paul Gregory music = cinematography = William Rees editing = James Gibbon distributor = Warner Bros.… … Wikipedia
Sit tight — 1. take no action; bide one s time: I ll sit tight till I know what the decision is ; 2. stay exactly where one is: Sit tight while I get some help … Dictionary of Australian slang
sit tight — Australian Slang 1. take no action; bide one s time: I ll sit tight till I know what the decision is ; 2. stay exactly where one is: Sit tight while I get some help … English dialects glossary
sit tight — informal 1) just sit tight while I call your parents Syn: stay put, wait there, remain in one s place 2) we re advising our clients to sit tight Syn: take no action, wait, hold back, bide one s time; informal hold one s horses … Thesaurus of popular words
sit tight — informal to stay where you are, or to not take action until the right time Just sit tight – I ll be right back. We ve decided to sit tight and not sell the house yet … English dictionary
