sit on one's hands

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === sit on one's hands (third-person singular simple present sits on one's hands, present participle sitting on one's hands, simple past and past participle sat on one's hands) (idiomatic) To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:loiter Coordinate term: twiddle one's thumbs (theater, informal) To fail to applaud when expected to. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sit on one's ass (vulgar) === See also === take a stand take sitting down