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See: SITTING PRETTY.

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sitting pretty

[sitting pretty] {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books./ * /Mr. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

a pretty pass

[a pretty pass] {n. phr.} An unfortunate condition; a critical state. * /While the boss was away, things at the company had come to a pretty pass./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

pretty penny

[pretty penny] {n. phr.} A large amount of money. * /Their new house is so big and modern that we're sure it must have cost them a pretty penny./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

pretty how-do-you-do

[pretty how-do-you-do!] or [here's a nice!] {ingerj.} See: [do tell], [you don't say]. www.sky-net-eye.com

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pass by the board

[pass by the board] See: [GO BY THE BOARD].

put by

[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./

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