one not faraway from victory or reaching one's goal

cannot sit still / properly

(verb) to sit down

cannot sit still

sitting on the same boat; to be on the same boat; to be in the same situation

to be a night watch

sit tight

an idiom to describe a person's feeling of confidence regarding the result or outcome of a matter / event

to get benefits when others are fighting

certainly to sit on… [a spot]; certainly to have… [a position]

literal meaning or translation: to sit up straight; normally to describe a person who is dying to do something (usually to get promoted at work) and finally manages to get what they want; to be formally raised / promoted to a certain status

when a player is penalized, having to sit out on a yellow card and cannot play in ball games for a certain period of time

(verb) to be locked up in jail or prison

to sit and observe without participating or helping

lit. serving a immigration jail sentence, meaning one has to stay in a country for a certain period of time being granted residency or citizenship

a good luck wish for those departing by sea

a good luck wish for those departing by car or bus (on land)

to sit stably on the fishing boat, it means one is very confident

Sit and wait

to go on a boat

to go to jail (an old saying)

To sit up

fare-dodging

sitting in the very top section in a theater, stadium, or gymnasium

only consuming and not producing

the leader of a triad in Hong Kong

to sitting together in a row

to sit with someone and keep the person company; to sit with customers as a nightclub hostess

to spend a few years in prison [colloquial]

the sexual position where the woman is sitting on top of the man [colloquial]