sitting pretty
In good shape
Sitting pretty describes being in a comfortable, advantageous position, especially one of security or success.
Someone who is sitting pretty has things going their way and doesn't need to worry about their circumstances.
After that inheritance, she's sitting pretty for the rest of her life.
The phrase often implies a degree of ease that others might envy, and sometimes suggests the person hasn't had to work particularly hard for their good fortune.
Enjoying favorable circumstances
- luckyFavored by chance
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- well-offHaving sufficient wealth
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
prosperous · thriving · successful · flourishing · wealthy · comfortable · favorable · enviable
Certain or self-possessed
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- unbotheredNot disturbed or concerned
relaxed · poised · certain · optimistic · upbeat · rosy · promising · auspicious
fortunate
Enjoying favorable circumstances
- luckyFavored by chance
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- well-offHaving sufficient wealth
affluent · prosperous · thriving · successful · flourishing · wealthy · comfortable · favorable · enviable · golden
assured
Certain or self-possessed
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
unbothered · relaxed · poised · certain · optimistic · upbeat · rosy · promising · auspicious · hopeful
- success idiomshit the jackpot, strike gold, make it, rags to riches, come out on top
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
- wealthriches, wealth, fortune, affluence, prosperity
- Complacencytoo comfortable, going through motions, phoning it in, mailing it in, self-satisfied
sitting prettyin dire straits
up the creek · in a tight spot · between a rock and a hard place · in hot water · on thin ice
sitting prettystruggling
Experiencing serious difficulty
hand to mouth · treading water · up against it · floundering · battling
sitting prettydown and out
Lacking money and hope
hard up · broke · destitute · impoverished · flat broke