informal

1. to remain in a place, usually sitting down.

Just sit tight while I go and phone for help.

Sit tight and don't move that leg.

2. to not take any action while you wait for something to happen.

Shareholders are advised to sit tight and see how the situation develops.

• the Midas touch
• the middle ground
• the milk of human kindness
• the mind boggles
• the mind boggles.
• the minute
• the minute back is turned
• the minute someone's back is turned
• the minute that
• the missionary position
• the moment of truth
• the more one thing happens the more
• the more one thing happens the more another thing happens
• the more the merrier
• the more the merrier.
• the more the more
• the more the more another thing happens
• the morning after
• the morning after the night before
• the mother from hell
• the mother of all
• the mother of all something
• the mot juste
• the movers and shakers
• the moving spirit