Sitting

  • 111sitting room — noun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑living room, ↑living room, ↑front room, ↑parlor, ↑parlour • Hypernyms: ↑room …

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  • 112Sitting 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… …

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  • 113Sitting 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 …

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  • 114sitting 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… …

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  • 115sitting duck — n. easy target a sitting duck for * * * [ˌsɪtɪŋ dʌk] [ easy target ] a sitting duck for …

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  • 116sitting\ 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 …

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  • 117sitting 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 …

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  • 118sitting duck — 1) a non moving target that is easily hit by a hunter The hunter shot the sitting ducks easily and quickly. 2) an unsuspecting person easily fooled as if they are waiting to be attacked The woman was a sitting duck when she sat on the bench with… …

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  • 119sitting 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 …

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  • 120sitting duck — n. someone who waits unsuspectingly for doom or destiny; an easy target for something bad. □ Get out of the way! You’re a sitting duck. □ The guy was a sitting duck for a mugging …

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