sit loose

English

Alternative forms

• sit loosely

Verb

sit loose (third-person singular simple present sits loose, present participle sitting loose, simple past and past participle sat loose)

1. (dated) To be careless or indifferent (to something).
   • 1848, Thomas Chalmers, Sermons on public occasions, page 286:

     […] the man who, sitting loose to the objects of the world, has become altogether a Christian.

   • 1955, James Albert Pike, John W. Pyle, The Church, Politics, and Society: Dialogues on Current Problems, page 130:

     […] get used to dealing directly with God and feel that He is the one sure thing, then they get accustomed to sitting loose to all else, and aren't ready to take anything else, finally speaking, on authority — much as they may respect authority.