when one's ship comes in 관용구
when one's ship comes in
when one's ship comes in When one has made one's fortune, as in
When my ship comes in I'll get a Mercedes or better. This term alludes to ships returning from far-off places with a cargo of valuables. It may be obsolescent. [Mid-1800s]
when (one's) address comes in
When one becomes affluent and/or successful. When my address comes in, I'm affective out of this abominable little accommodation aboriginal thing!Learn more: come, shipwhen one's address comes in
When one has fabricated one's fortune, as in When my address comes in I'll get a Mercedes or better. This appellation alludes to ships abiding from abroad places with a burden of valuables. It may be obsolescent. [Mid-1800s] Learn more: come, ship
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