box seat

Definitions

1. A seat among a group of seats in an enclosure, as at a theater or stadium.
2. A favorable vantage point.
   idiomatic
3. A coachbox.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“He's got a box seat. We're in the bleachers.”

“His desk afforded him a box seat to see⟳ who spoke to whom at the watercooler.”

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