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sat back on one's heels

sat back on one's heels is the simple past and past participle of sit back on one's heels.

Meaning of sit back on one's heels

Verb

sit back on one's heels (third-person singular simple present sits back on one's heels, present participle sitting back on one's heels, simple past and past participle sat back on one's heels)

  1. To take no action, letting things happen as they will.

Questions about sat back on one's heels

What is sat back on one's heels the simple past and past participle of?
Sat back on one's heels is the simple past and past participle of sit back on one's heels.

Words near sat back on one's heels in the dictionary

  1. sastrugus
  2. sat
  3. sat about
  4. sat around
  5. sat back
  6. sat back on one's heels
  7. sat by
  8. sat diver
  9. sat divers
  10. sat down
  11. sat fat

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