If you sit back while something is happening, you relax and do not become involved in it. They didn't have to do anything except sit back and enjoy life
be inactive or indifferent while something is happening; "Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!"
sit back
Türkische aussprache
sît bäk
Aussprache
/ˈsət ˈbak/ /ˈsɪt ˈbæk/
Etymologie
[ 'sit ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old High German sizzen to sit, Latin sedEre, Greek hezesthai to sit, hedra seat.