be sitting pretty

be sitting pretty
быть хорошо расположенным, удобно устроенным
быть в выгодной или удачной позиции; хорошо устроиться

Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь. . 2012.

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  • Sitting Pretty — may refer to:* Sitting Pretty (1948 film), starring Robert Young, Maureen O Hara and Clifton Webb * Sitting Pretty (1933 film), featuring Jack Oakie, Jack Haley and Ginger Rogers * Sitting Pretty (1929 film) * Sitting Pretty (1924 musical), a… …   Wikipedia

  • sitting pretty — {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books./ * /Mr. Jones was sitting pretty until his $25,000 a year job was dropped by the company./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sitting pretty — {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books./ * /Mr. Jones was sitting pretty until his $25,000 a year job was dropped by the company./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sitting pretty — 1. Enjoying one s advantageous position 2. Happily unaffected by problems besetting others • • • Main Entry: ↑pretty sitting pretty see under ↑pretty • • • Main Entry: ↑sit * * * sitting pretty …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sitting Pretty (1933 film) — Infobox Film name = Sitting Pretty image size = caption = director = Harry Joe Brown producer = Charles R. Rogers writer = Lou Breslow Jack McGowan S.J. Perelman Nina Wilcox Putnam (story) Harry Stoddard (story, uncredited) narrator = starring =… …   Wikipedia

  • Sitting Pretty (1948 film) — Infobox Film name = Sitting Pretty imdb id = 0040795 director = Walter Lang producer = Samuel G. Engel writer = Gwen Davenport (novel) F. Hugh Herbert starring = Robert Young Maureen O Hara Clifton Webb distributor = Twentieth Century Fox… …   Wikipedia

  • Sitting Pretty — Bonne à tout faire Bonne à tout faire (Sitting Pretty) est un film américain réalisé par Walter Lang, sorti en 1948. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien ext …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sitting pretty — adjective a) Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources. Lauren Hutton, 28, was sitting pretty. The omnipresent model had just signed a two year, $200,000 contract. b) In a favorable situation, especially a situation in which… …   Wiktionary

  • sitting\ pretty — adj slang To be in a lucky position. The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books. Mr. Jones was sitting pretty until his $25,000 a year job was dropped by the company …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sitting pretty —    Someone who is sitting pretty is in a good or fortunate situation, especially compared to others who are not so lucky.     He sold his shares at a good time so he s now sitting pretty and enjoying life …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary


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