We have a ringside seat for the fireworks from our balcony.
ringside seat
idiomAny vantage point providing an excellent view.
Because our office is right next to the construction site, we have a ringside seat to the whole project.
From his ringside seat in the gallery, the historian observed the political drama unfold with a mixture of fascination and dread.
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box seat
A favorable vantage point.
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catbird seat
An enviable position, often one of great advantage.
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fly by the seat of one's pants
To pilot an aircraft without the aid of instruments and without a flight plan, using only instinct, visual observation, and practical judgment.
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have a seat
A polite directive to sit down
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in the driver's seat
Having the most important role in a storyline or recognition. Of primary importance.
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take a back seat
To adopt a position of noninvolvement.
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take the front seat
to take priority