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Being a sitting U.S. President means you are going sitting pretty for the rest of your life unless you get killed ... "
JFK


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sitting pretty
 
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*sitting pretty

living in comfort or luxury; living in a good situation. (*Typically: be ~; leave someone ~.) My uncle died and left enough money for me to be sitting pretty for the rest of my life. Now that I have a good-paying job, I'm sitting pretty.

See also: pretty, sitting

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


sitting pretty


mod. doing very nicely; in a very pleasant and secure position. She married a millionaire, and now she’s sitting pretty.

See also: pretty, sitting

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


sitting pretty

In an advantageous position; also, financially well off. For example, The terms of the will left Mary sitting pretty. Although the use of pretty in the sense of "advantageous" is much older, this colloquialism dates only from the early 1900s. It was given extra currency as the title of two different musicals, Sittin' Pretty (M. Moore, 1921) and Sitting Pretty (G. Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, 1924).

See also: pretty, sitting

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


sitting pretty

in a good situation She's sitting pretty as one of the music world's fastest-rising stars. These investments can provide cash to keep you sitting pretty once you retire.

See also: pretty, sitting

Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003. Reproduced with permission.


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unless

CONJUNCTION


except if (used to introduce a case in which a statement being made is not true or valid):

"unless you have a photographic memory, repetition is vital"