See sit tight on Wiktionary
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{
"form": "sits tight",
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"singular",
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]
},
{
"form": "sitting tight",
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"participle",
"present"
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},
{
"form": "sat tight",
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"To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless."
],
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"(idiomatic) To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless."
],
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"word": "sleep tight"
}
],
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}
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},
{
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"To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless."
],
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],
[
"patiently",
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],
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],
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