sitting pretty

1. In a favorable position: “Abby finally got that promotion, and now she's sitting pretty.”

Idioms and Phrases

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).

Example Sentences

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

Mikel Arteta's side were sitting pretty as they exposed Spurs’ horrible frailty at corners, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s own goal and Kai Havertz’s header bookending Bukayo Saka’s smooth finish on the counter for their second.

From BBC

Arsenal were sitting pretty at half-time and had negotiated the first 20 minutes of the second half without incident until Raya appeared to be caught in a moment of indecision as he went to clear, passing the ball straight to a grateful Romero.

From BBC

“Right now if JPL were to come up with the answer, then I’d say JPL is gonna be sitting pretty good,” Nelson said during Monday’s news conference.

From Los Angeles Times

Sitting pretty at half-time, Ireland allowed Wales a glimmer of hope early in the second half when Tadhg Beirne was sin-binned for illegally stopping a Welsh maul, with the visitors awarded a penalty try as a result.

From BBC