sit\ well

sit\ well
v
Find favor with; please.

The reduced school budget did not sit well with the teachers.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • sit well — v. (D; intr.) to sit well with ( to be accepted by ) (such behavior doesn t sit well with them) * * * (D; intr.) to sit well with (such behavior doesn t sit well with them; to be accepted by ) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • sit well — please or find favor with someone His decision to leave early for the weekend didn t sit well with the other members of the staff …   Idioms and examples

  • sit well/comfortably etc. — sit well/comfortably (etc.) ◇ If something does not sit well/comfortably (etc.) with you, you do not like it. The decision didn t sit well with him. That attitude doesn t sit comfortably with me. • • • Main Entry: ↑sit …   Useful english dictionary

  • sit well/comfortably — (etc.) ◇ If something does not sit well/comfortably (etc.) with you, you do not like it. The decision didn t sit well with him. That attitude doesn t sit comfortably with me. • • • Main Entry: ↑sit …   Useful english dictionary

  • sit well with — If something doesn t sit well with you, it doesn t please you or is not acceptable to you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • sit well with someone — (not) sit well with (someone) mainly American if a situation or an idea does not sit well with someone, they do not like it or accept it. The idea of people other than police combating crime does not sit well with many of the public …   New idioms dictionary

  • sit well with — (not) sit well with (someone) mainly American if a situation or an idea does not sit well with someone, they do not like it or accept it. The idea of people other than police combating crime does not sit well with many of the public …   New idioms dictionary

  • sit well (with) — {v.} Find favor with; please. * /The reduced school budget did not sit well with the teachers./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sit well (with) — {v.} Find favor with; please. * /The reduced school budget did not sit well with the teachers./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sit\ well\ with — v Find favor with; please. The reduced school budget did not sit well with the teachers …   Словарь американских идиом

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