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catbird seat

 
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–noun Informal.
an advantageous situation or condition: His appointment as acting dean put him in the catbird seat.
Origin:
1940–45, Americanism
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catbird seat  
n.  A position of power or prominence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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catbird seat

A situation of advantage or superiority, as in His promotion put Charles in the catbird seat. This term is thought to allude to that noisy bird's habitual high perch. It was popularized in the 1940s by sportscaster Red Barber.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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