SITTING PRETTY

Meaning of SITTING PRETTY in English

in a good position, in favorable circumstances

Rich in oil and timber resources, Alberta was sitting pretty.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

SITTING PRETTY — sitting strongly, very well founded in terms of one's position
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SITTING PRETTY — {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave …
Slang English vocab
SITTING PRETTY — {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave …
Словарь английских идиом
SITTING PRETTY — be in a favorable situation He is sitting pretty with his new job and lots of money.
English Idioms vocab
SITTING PRETTY — adj. , slang To be in a lucky position. The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SITTING PRETTY — в хорошем состоянии
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SITTING PRETTY — в хорошем состоянии
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SITTING PRETTY — (adj.phr.) прочное положении
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
SITTING PRETTY — adj sl He's just the same fathead whether he's out of luck or sitting pretty — Он такой же болван независимо …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SITTING PRETTY — adj sl He's just the same fathead whether he's out of luck or sitting pretty — Он такой же болван …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SITTING PRETTY — sitting pretty adj sl He's just the same fathead whether he's out of luck or sitting pretty Он такой же …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SITTING PRETTY — He's just the same fathead whether he's out of luck or sitting pretty — Он такой же болван независимо от …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SITTING PRETTY — (adj.phr.) прочное положении
English Russian slang dictionary
SITTING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of sitten to sit 1. : an act of one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRETTY — I. ˈpri]d.]ē, ]t], ]i also ˈpu̇r], - R sometimes ˈpu̇] adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English prety, praty, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITTING — (n.) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; …
Английский словарь Webster
SITTING — (n.) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
PRETTY — (superl.) Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; …
Английский словарь Webster
SITTING — ( n. ) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — ( n. ) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — /sit"ing/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sits. 2. a period of remaining seated, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRETTY — — prettily , adv. — prettiness , n. — prettyish , adj. /prit"ee/ , adj., prettier, prettiest , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. : the act of one that sits b. : a single occasion of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRETTY — I. ˈpri-tē, ˈpər- also ˈpru̇- adjective ( pret·ti·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English praty, prety, from Old English prættig …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SITTING — noun a brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls. 2. sitting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sit. 3. sitting ·adj …
Webster English vocab
PRETTY — superl stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant. 2. pretty ·superl affectedly nice; foppish; used in an ill sense. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SITTING — [sit.ting] n (13c) 1 a: the act of one that sits b: a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRETTY — [pret.ty] adj pret.ti.er ; -est [ME praty, prety, fr. OE praettig tricky, fr. praett trick; akin to ON prettr trick] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SITTING — sitting BrE AmE ˈsɪt ɪŋ AmE \ ˈsɪt̬ ɪŋ ▷ sitting|s z ▶ ˌ Sitting ˈ Bull BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SITTING — / ˈsɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. a period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRETTY — / ˈprɪti; NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb (with adjectives and adverbs) 1. to some extent; fairly : I'm …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING — sit ‧ ting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . one of the times when a meal is served in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRETTY — I. pret ‧ ty 1 S1 W3 /ˈprɪti/ BrE AmE adverb [+ adjective/adverb] spoken 1 . fairly or more than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRETTY — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SITTING — n. & adj. n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRETTY — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Oxford English vocab
PRETTY — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1. attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome …
Oxford English vocab
SITTING — ( sittings) 1. A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRETTY — ( prettier, prettiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you describe …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRETTY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sweet/pretty/lovely melody (= pleasant ) ▪ The pianist played a sweet melody. fairly/pretty …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITTING — [noun] [C]When the hotel is full, dinner is served in two sittings (= periods in which a number of people …
Cambridge English vocab
PRETTY — (PLEASANT) [adjective] -ier, -iest - pleasant to look at, or (esp. of girls or women or things connected with them) …
Cambridge English vocab
PRETTY — I. pretty adjective 1. Synonyms: skillful 2, adroit, clever, good, ||skilly, wicked, workmanlike, workmanly 2. Synonyms: beautiful , attractive, beauteous, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SITTING — adj. Sitting is used with these nouns: ↑ governor , ↑ position , ↑ president , ↑ target , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SITTING — n. 25B6; noun all-night sittings : SESSION, meeting, assembly; hearing. 25B6; adjective a sitting position : SEDENTARY, seated. standing.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRETTY — adj. 25B6; adjective a pretty child : ATTRACTIVE, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, personable, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, cute, as pretty …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRETTY — adj. 1 comely, attractive, good-looking, nice-looking, appealing, lovely, cute, mignon(ne), graceful, fair, bonny, fetching, charming, winsome, beautiful, pulchritudinous, Colloq easy …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SITTING — сущ. 1) заседание, собрание, совещание Syn : session, meeting 2) сеанс (позирования и т. п.) at a sitting ≈ в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRETTY — 1. прил. 1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький; симпатичный, приятный; привлекательный (о человеке; обык. о женщине или ребенке) Syn : beautiful, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SITTING — 1. ʹsıtıŋ n 1. сидение long sitting is fatiguing - долго сидеть - утомительно at a /one/ sitting - в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRETTY — pretty.ogg 1. ʹprıtı n 1. прелесть ( в обращении ) my pretty! - мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть! 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITTING — sitting сущ.1) заседание, собрание, совещание Syn:session, meeting 2) сеанс (позирования и т. п.) at a sitting — в один присест …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRETTY — pretty прил.1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький; симпатичный, приятный; привлекательный (о человеке; обык. о женщине или ребенке) Syn:beautiful, nice, lovely б) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SITTING — 1. ʹsıtıŋ n 1. сидение long sitting is fatiguing - долго сидеть - утомительно at a /one/ sitting - в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRETTY — 1. ʹprıtı n 1. прелесть ( в обращении ) my pretty! - мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть! 2. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SITTING — сущ. 1) заседание, собрание, совещание Syn: session , meeting 2) сеанс ( позирования и т. п. ) at a sitting …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRETTY — 1. прил. 1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький; симпатичный, приятный; привлекательный ( о человеке; обык. о женщине или ребенке ) Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SITTING — сущ. 1) заседание, собрание, совещание Syn: session, meeting 2) сеанс (позирования и т. п.) at a sitting — в один присест 3) высиживание цыплят 4) сидячее место, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRETTY — 1. прил. 1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький; симпатичный, приятный; привлекательный (о человеке; обык. о женщине или ребенке) Syn: beautiful, nice, lovely б) приятный; хороший тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SITTING — _n. 1> заседание 2> сеанс (позирования и т. п.); at a sitting - в один присест 3> высиживание цыплят 4> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRETTY — 1. _a. 1> хорошенький, прелестный, миловидный 2> приятный; хороший тж. _ирон.; a pretty business! - хорошенькое дело! 3> _собир. значительный, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

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