Expressions (A–Z)

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  Sinning and causing other to sin/ sinning and causing the multitude to sin

  An evil person who influences those around him to evil. A sinner who also causes...

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  Sins of his youth

  Sins or transgressions committed long ago, when a person was young.

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• Sit by the equipment

  A soldier with weapons of war in a pakoda (source: found in the back of the batt...

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• Sit idle

  See: "in idleness."

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• Sit idle/ to sit idle

  Did nothing; idled away from work or any other occupation.

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• Sit in his lap

  Sit on his lap or close to him (lap means the distance between the chest and the...

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• Sit in judgment

  See: “sit in judgment.”

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• Sit in the City Heights

  Figuratively: to show off and make oneself conspicuous; to behave arrogantly or...

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• Sit on a powder keg

  By extension: to be in a dangerously explosive situation; to be under a dangerou...

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• Sit on a Volcano

  Figuratively: to be on the verge of eruption; to act under unstable conditions.

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