catbird seat
(US, idiomatic) An enviable position, often one of great advantage.
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Born ~1942 · no dated citations yetDefinitions
(US, idiomatic) An enviable position, often one of great advantage.
With a big victory in the primary, he was sitting in the catbird seat.
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