If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.
We can’t just sit by and watch you throw your life away...
= stand by
PHRASAL VERB : V P
If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.
We can’t just sit by and watch you throw your life away...
= stand by
PHRASAL VERB : V P
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006