do something in at one sitting イディオム
a sitting duck
an easy target, a person who is easy to deceive The old lady was a sitting duck for the salesman. It was an easy sale.
sitting duck
an unsuspecting person easily fooled - as if they are waiting to be attacked The woman was a sitting duck when she sat on the bench with her purse beside her.
sitting pretty
be in a favorable situation He is sitting pretty with his new job and lots of money.
sitting target
Idiom(s): sitting target
Theme: VULNERABILITY
someone or something that is in a position that is easily attacked.
• The old man was a sitting target for the burglars. He lived alone and did not have a telephone.
• People recently hired will be sitting targets if the company needs to cut back.
sitting on top of the world
Idiom(s): (sitting) on top of the world
Theme: HAPPINESS
Feeling wonderful; glorious; ecstatic.
• Wow, I feel on top of the world.
• Since he got a new job, he's on top of the world.
sitting on a powder keg
Idiom(s): sitting on a powder keg
Theme: DANGER
in a risky or explosive situation; in a situation where something serious or dangerous may happen at any time. (Informal. A powder keg is a keg of gunpowder.)
• Things are very tense at work. The whole office is sitting on a powder keg.
• The fire at the oilfield seems to be under control for now, but all the workers there are sitting on a powder keg.
like a sitting duck
Idiom(s): like a sitting duck AND like sitting ducks
Theme: OBVIOUSNESS
unguarded; unsuspecting and unaware.
• He was waiting there like a sitting duck—a perfect target for a mugger.
• The soldiers were standing at the top of the hill like sitting ducks. It's a wonder they weren't all killed.
at a sitting
Idiom(s): at a sitting
Theme: TIME - DURATION
at one time; during one period. (Usually refers to an activity that takes place while a person is seated.)
• The restaurant could feed only sixty people at a sitting.
• I can read about 300 pages at a sitting.
like sitting ducks
Idiom(s): like a sitting duck AND like sitting ducks
Theme: OBVIOUSNESS
unguarded; unsuspecting and unaware.
• He was waiting there like a sitting duck—a perfect target for a mugger.
• The soldiers were standing at the top of the hill like sitting ducks. It's a wonder they weren't all killed.
Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
Nothing is achieved without effort.