Leave
Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.
Sit
Sit verb - To rest on the buttocks or haunches.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They sit back, keep their laning partner alive, leave all the minions for the partner to kill for gold an experience, and generally sit back and wait for the enemy to attack first in order to counter the attack.
Source: Support Party Member -
They sit opposite each other at a table and Raylan gives the thug one last chance to leave town.
Source: Showdown at High Noon -
And then Miyako and Sae (probably) incidentally uttered lines usually reserved for sumo wrestlers, which prompted Hiro herself to leave her apartment and sit in the Corner of Woe in the backyard.
Source: Manga / Hidamari Sketch
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