sit well with
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"But because he left him there… and just to pick his motorbike up and push it down the street like nothing has happened, it doesn't sit well with me at all."
From BBC
The sacrifice doesn’t sit well with all of his crew of roughly 5,000.
But his efforts to restore ties with South Korea's former colonial ruler, Japan, did not sit well with many at home.
From Barron's
Addressing the Colorado River’s crisis is one of the most important issues facing the country, Larson said, and there is a chance that being absent from the meeting might not sit well with federal officials who have authority to order cuts in water use in the river’s lower basin.
From Los Angeles Times
The call didn't sit well with the Quigley-Cormiers.
From BBC
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