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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me Faye

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.

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'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.

The rent on his flat is really cheap, so we're sitting pretty.

With more wins than any other time, So we're sitting pretty.

With more wins than any other team, we're sitting pretty at the top of the league table.

This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English. We're talking about the phrase sitting pretty which describes someone's favorable situation. It's often

financial. And Neil, you're sitting pretty

after your lottery win. Maybe you could pay me back the ten pounds I lent you.

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