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more aerodynamic than mine! 
More about the "catbird seat" expression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbird_seat
For another use, my late father, an avid Cribbage player, always used that expression when his peg was in the last couple holes before the win and his opponent's was not. Every Cribbage player I know also uses that expression at that point.
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