The phrase "allowed to sit back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permission or the opportunity to relax or take a break from responsibilities or activities.
Example: "After a long week of work, I finally felt allowed to sit back and enjoy my weekend."
Alternatives: "permitted to relax" or "free to unwind".
"Once you've stood up for one actor, you're not allowed to sit back down for the next".
Defending his proposal to force many of the jobless off the welfare rolls, Mr. Schröder said, "No one will be allowed to sit back at the country's expense," one of several statements likely to trouble the many labor leaders in his party.
A stint at Cardiff council has hardened the representative to the city councillors on the administration – and he's keen they shall not be allowed to sit back and complain without making things happen – particularly with the Local Development Plan which was scrapped first time round.
And many have taken advantage of this looser chronological flow by encouraging sometimes even requiring interactivity from the audience, who are no longer allowed to sit back passively, mouths agape.
In a bill introduced yesterday, Senator John Adler, a Camden Democrat, said 5-year-olds should be allowed to sit in the back seat of a car while wearing a seat belt.
At the fair, she saw Diego Rivera up on a scaffold, painting murals, and she was allowed to sit on the back of a Percheron billed as the Largest Horse in the World.
These are still fears, sure, but fears I can carry with me outside of my apartment, fears I can allow to sit in the back of my mind when I'm out doing whatever I can to avoid their presence.
But a day after the monumental milestone, Elsenbach had not allowed herself to sit back and relish the moment, or even let herself contemplate the gravity of the championship.
Rather than press home their advantage, however, Rovers allowed themselves to sit back, letting Wigan into the game.
Unlike Mr. Morse's Broadway turn, which allowed viewers to sit back, Mr. Hammond's performance draws the audience in, making the drama very personal.
Sometimes, on her coffee break at the nursing home, she allowed herself to sit back and consider her success — the two daughters pursuing advanced degrees, cautious Wesley, and now Augustus, working hard at the mall.
