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"The catbird seat" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in any type of dealing among parties. It derives from the secluded perch on which the gray catbird makes mocking calls.
The Oxford English Dictionary attributes the first recorded usage of the phrase catbird seat to this story. [1] Mrs. Barrows likes to use the phrase. Another character, Joey Hart, explains that Mrs. Barrows must have picked up the expression from the baseball broadcaster Red Barber and that to Barber, "sitting in the catbird seat" meant "'sitting pretty,' like a batter with three balls and no ...
OPEC, producer of about 40% of the world's oil, is back in the catbird seat, once again. Now, you're probably thinking, "When hasn't OPEC been in the catbird seat?" True, when you're sitting on a ...
"The vice president will be in the catbird seat. No question about it," longtime Republican consultant Dave Carney told Fox News Digital. Read On The Fox News App
Investors who jumped on board Chipotle Mexican Grill, McDonald's, or Starbucks in their early years of growth are sitting in the catbird seat today. Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) ...
Acknowledgement, meaning "I heard you" or "I understand." Cotton choppers Term for a group of people seen as bothersome or annoying. Occasionally used in a friendly fashion as a rough term of endearment to refer to others. Sometimes used to refer to other people in general, especially those who do not use CB radio. Cotton-pickin'
The latest iteration of The Catbird Seat, which serves as somewhat of a culinary incubator for top talent in Nashville, might be its most comfortable. In September, chefs Tiffani Ortiz and Andy ...
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