sit back on one's heels

verb

To take no action, letting things happen as they will.

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Meanings

verbsit back on one's heels (third-person singular simple present sits back on one's heels, present participle sitting back on one's heels, simple past and past participle sat back on one's heels)

present singular third person sits back on one's heels · participle present sitting back on one's heels · participle past sat back on one's heels · past sat back on one's heels

  1. To take no action, letting things happen as they will.
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APA

sit back on one's heels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20back%20on%20one's%20heels

MLA

“sit back on one's heels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20back%20on%20one's%20heels. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sit back on one's heels,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20back%20on%20one's%20heels.

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