take sitting down

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take sitting down (third-person singular simple present takes sitting down, present participle taking sitting down, simple past took sitting down, past participle taken sitting down)

  1. (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action.
    I hope he doesn't think he can get away with such a thing. I'm not going to take this sitting down.

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