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
Sampo	SAHM-po (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Marjan (1)	mahr-YAHN	Dutch
DubhshlÁIne	-	Ancient Irish
Langley	['læŋli]
Ekua	-	Western African, Akan
Jolanda	yo-LAHN-dah (Dutch, Italian)	Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Italian