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121sitting pretty — mod. doing very nicely; in a very pleasant and secure position. □ If I get the job, I’ll be sitting pretty for a long time. D She married a millionaire, and now she’s sitting pretty …
122Sitting Bull — noun a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer s troops (1831 1890) •… …
123Sitting Bear — Satank ( Set ankeah , translated as Sitting Bear), was a prestigious Kiowa warrior and medicine man. He was born about 1800, probably in Kansas, and killed in 1871. An able warrior, he became part of the Koitsenko ( Ko eet senko ), the society of …
124sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes. [1940 45] * * * …
125sitting duck — noun an obvious or unconcealed target For Gods sake, Sergeant, we need to get to cover – were sitting ducks out here. See Also: easy mark, easy target …
126sitting toilet — noun A toilet which is operated by sitting, as opposed to squatting, such as a flush toilet …
127sitting table — noun A table for sitting at …
128sitting vertex height — the distance from the highest point of the head in the sagittal plane to the surface on which the subject is seated; commonly called sitting h. Cf. crown rump length …
