be in the catbird seat

be (sitting) in the catbird seat

(American old-fashioned)

to be in a position of power and importance He'll be sitting in the catbird seat when the boss retires.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lochlainn	-	Irish
Peggie	PEG-ee	English
CÉLine	se-LEEN	French
SØRen	SUU-ren	Danish, Norwegian
Ephraim	EE-free-im (English), EE-frəm (English), E-free-im (English), E-frəm (English)	Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Lochana	-	Indian, Hindi