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sitting pretty

ADJECTIVE
in an advantageous position
Synonyms
WEAK
ahead of the game going places on cloud nine on top on top of the heap on top of the world prosperous

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To say Iran is sitting pretty would be a misreading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

If you have an income of $200,000 and, for the sake of simplicity, let’s say you have $1 million in your tech-heavy mutual fund, and your home is paid off, you are sitting pretty.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will be sitting pretty in any case.

From Barron's • Oct. 3, 2025

Meanwhile, his soon-to-be Ferrari team-mate, Charles Leclerc, is sitting pretty at the top of the board with a 1:16.990 from his current Mercedes buddy George Russell.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

"And who's finished up the better off? Me, of course. I'm sitting pretty in a nice house with a successful businessman and you're left slaving away teaching a lot of nasty little children the ABC."

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl