"sit on their hands" in Chinese (Traditional)

袖手旁觀置之不理

Definition

什麼都不做，或明知需要採取行動時卻袖手旁觀。

口語常用，帶批評意味，多用於形容本應採取行動時卻什麼都不做。與「袖手旁觀」意義相近，多用複數。

The teachers sit on their hands when there are problems in the classroom.

老師們在教室裡有問題時總是**袖手旁觀**。

Don’t sit on your hands—we need your help now.

別再**袖手旁觀**了——我們現在需要你的幫助。

Many people sat on their hands during the meeting.

很多人在會議中都**袖手旁觀**。

While the city flooded, the government just sat on its hands.

城市被淹時，政府只是**袖手旁觀**。

If you just sit on your hands, nothing will ever change.

如果你只會**袖手旁觀**，什麼都不會改變。

Everybody saw the problem, but they all just sat on their hands.

大家都看到了問題，但卻都**袖手旁觀**。