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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anoubis	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Chichi	-	Western African, Igbo
Cochran	['kɔkən]
Erick	ER-ik	English
Vega	['vi:gə]
Quidel	-	Native American, Mapuche