| 单词 | catbird seat |
| 释义 | catbird seatSEE SYNONYMS FOR catbird seat ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.an advantageous situation or condition: His appointment as acting dean put him in the catbird seat. Origin of catbird seatAn Americanism dating back to 1940–45 Words nearby catbird seatcatatonic schizophrenia, catatricrotism, catawampus, Catawba, catbird, catbird seat, catboat, catbrier, cat-built, cat burglar, cat cafe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with catbird seatcatbird seat A situation of advantage or superiority, as in His promotion put Charles in the catbird seat. This term is thought to allude to that noisy bird's habitual high perch. It was popularized in the 1940s by sportscaster Red Barber. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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