sit on one's hands
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I sat on my hands and watched the other members of the family clean the living-room.
Другие идиомы:
- have (someone) eating out of (the palm of) your hand
- you've got to hand it to (someone)
- sit bolt upright
- sit in judgment of (someone)
- sit through (something)
- hand over (someone or something) to (someone)
- firm hand
- put one's hand to the plow
- throw one's hands up in horror
- tie (someone's) hands
- keep one's hand in (something)
- sit back
- hold out (one's hand)
- work hand in hand (with someone)
- have a free hand (to do something)