sit well with, abusive practices

State Department's use of the surveillance crafts isn't sitting well with the local government.

sit well with
Please, fit or suit, be acceptable to, as in I don't think that explanation sits well with the headmaster, or His sense of humor does not sit well with this elderly audience. [Early 1700s]




White Collar Watch: A Renewed Focus on a Financial Crisis Crackdown Although skepticism has been expressed about a new effort to investigate abusive practices that led to the financial crisis, Peter J. Henning argues that there is at least a chance we will see the government take a more aggressive stance in pursuing civil charges.