Idiom
sitting pretty
Meaning
Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“After winning the lottery, he is sitting pretty.”
“With a large inheritance and no debts, she is sitting pretty for the rest of her life.”
“Having secured a long-term contract before the market crashed, the company found itself sitting pretty while its competitors struggled to survive.”
Examples
simple
“After winning the lottery, he is sitting pretty.”
contextual
“With a large inheritance and no debts, she is sitting pretty for the rest of her life.”
complex
“Having secured a long-term contract before the market crashed, the company found itself sitting pretty while its competitors struggled to survive.”
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