Meaning of sitting pretty | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.
   idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
2. In a favorable situation, especially a situation in which one possesses an advantage.
   idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

Examples

“Part of that memorandum of Mr. Hanshue's refers to directors sitting pretty in thinking they were all set⟳ for certain benefits.”

“Lauren Hutton, 28, was sitting pretty. The omnipresent model⟳ had just signed a two-year, $200,000 contract.”

“I asked her if she realized Michael could be killed in Iraq and she had laughed and said it wouldn't matter⟳ as long as she had the baby she would be sitting pretty with his death benefits.”

“Calvin Klein is reportedly sitting pretty in another of McClean's dazzling $25 million Hollywood Hills creations.”

“Either way, the multi-hyphenate [Dan Levy] signed a^([sic]) 8-figure⟳ deal⟳ with Netflix in 2021 (per Variety) so he's sitting pretty either way!”

“"I was sitting pretty all the time, Derry." Al had laughed at the self-accusation in her eyes. "You can tell⟳ them all from me—I was sitting on the world."”

“That's not a threat, sir, for they have⟳ played fair with me, and I sha'n't sacrifice a penny of their money—unless they force⟳ me to do so. But—I'm in control⟳. I'm sitting pretty. They can't unseat me, and I warn⟳ them not to try⟳.”

“We were both sitting pretty back then, back in the 20th Century.”

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