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
Kyllikki	KUYL-leek-kee (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Rock	[rɔk]
Macbeth	-	History
Iva (2)	-	Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Florentia	-	Late Roman
Sender	-	Yiddish