sit tight

[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 looked for them./

Compare: STAND PAT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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