| 单词 | sitting pretty |
| 释义 | > as lemmassitting pretty d. sitting pretty: comfortably placed or well situated; in an advantageous or safe position. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > in easy circumstances fat1526 bean-fed1889 sitting pretty1915 1915 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 20 May 7/3 Clyde Wares returned to his club in the metropolis yesterday and according to reports everything is ‘sitting pretty’. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water i. 32 We're sitting pretty. The thing's in the bag. 1932 S. Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm xvi. 223 It was nearly half past two, and everybody seemed sitting pretty for the sunrise. 1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife xviii. 256 I'm sitting pretty for the moment, she thought; but [they]..will go over this district with a fine-tooth comb. 1967 O. Wynd Walk Softly xi. 182 Toba was still sitting pretty, at the most pausing for reassessment. 1992 Economist 1 Aug. 15/1 The second anniversary next week of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait finds Mr Hussein sitting pretty in Baghdad. < as lemmas |
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