sit by

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Allow something wrong or illegal to happen without doing anything about it

I’m not going to sit by and watch a man go to prison for something I’ve done.

be inactive or indifferent while something is happening; "Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!
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
sit by

    Turkish pronunciation

    sît bay

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsət ˈbī/ /ˈsɪt ˈbaɪ/

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    ... where they sit by your bedside, where they fly airplanes, where we put our bodies into ...
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