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词汇 catbird-seat
释义 catbird seat
noun[ S ]
USinformaluk /ˈkæt.bɜːd ˌsiːt/ us /ˈkæt.bɝːd ˌsiːt/
a situation in which you have a lot of advantages or power:
sit in the catbird seatThroughout the technology boom of the 1990s, the company sat in the catbird seat.
in the catbird seatThis discovery puts you in the catbird seat.
She rapidly ascended to the catbird seat of co-host of the Saturday night show.
From her catbird seat as head of the company, she set about making changes.
Employers who have struggled in recent years to find qualified staff might now think that they're back in the catbird seat.
I think the governor is really in the catbird seat right now.
He has been forced out of his catbird seat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Advantage and disadvantage
ace
an ace up your sleeveidiom
attraction
be well in thereidiom
be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
have something on your sideidiom
have the inside trackidiom
have the odds/cards stacked against youidiom
head start
hold all the cardsidiom
leg
lock
milk
profit from something
racing start
saving grace
scent bloodidiom
secret weapon
stick
the best of both worldsidiom

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