Daily life
can't sit still
be unable to remain calm and motionless
If you can't sit still, you find it difficult to stay seated and quiet because you are restless or excited.
Hear it in real life
Why is Leo walking around the room?
He can't sit still when he's excited.
The children can't sit still during a long car journey.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My nephew can't sit staying still.
Say: My nephew can't sit still.
“Sit still” is the fixed phrase; do not insert “staying” between “sit” and “still.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can't sit still; couldn't sit still
Your turn: say it out loud
The children can't sit still during a long car journey.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't sit still
be unable to remain calm and motionless
“The children can't sit still during a long car journey.”
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