I felt we simply couldn't sit by and see the peace process threatened.
We can't afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
sit idly by and — sit (idly) by (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
sit by and do something — sit (idly) by (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
sit (idly) by — (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
sit by and — sit (idly) by (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
sit by — verb be inactive or indifferent while something is happening (Freq. 1) Don t just sit by while your rights are violated! • Syn: ↑sit back • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑look on • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
sit around — verb be around, often idly or without specific purpose The object sat in the corner We sat around chatting for another hour • Syn: ↑sit • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
sit by — PHRASAL VERB If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it. [V P] We can t just sit by and watch you throw your life away... [V P] The use of ozone depleting chemicals grew… … English dictionary
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British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues … History of philosophy
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
