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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak with me, Fei Fei and me, Neil.
Neil, you're looking very pleased with yourself.
Well, I wasn't going to say anything, but I won some money on the lottery.
So are you a millionaire now?
No, I didn't win a large amount of money, but enough to pay off my bills,
buy some new clothes and finally I can afford to get my old car fixed.
Good.
Great.
Congratulations.
So now you are sitting pretty.
Pretty?
What have my looks got to do with it?
I'm not talking about your looks, it's about your finances.
When we say someone is sitting pretty, we mean they're in a good situation, particularly financially.
So I'm saying you're in a comfortable position as far as money goes.
You could say that.
Well, let's hear some examples of other people who are sitting pretty.
After selling our house for a huge profit, we're now sitting pretty.