to stay until the end of something, especially something unpleasant
to stop doing something for a period of time
Apparently many people had decided to sit out the storm where they were.
Fred and I thought you might like to sit out here on the veranda, it's such a beautiful day.
I know it’s boring, but we’re just going to have to sit it out.
It is warm enough to sit out, and Martha is enchanted by the little tables set out above the beach.
I’m tired, so I think I’ll sit out the next dance.
Sel would just sit out by the pool for hours, gazing into space.
sits out
sitting out
sat out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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