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
Ananth	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Liliya	-	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Merletta	mur-LET-ə	English (Rare)
Judson	['dʒʌdsn]
Alexandria	al-əg-ZAN-dree-ə	English
&Aelig;Thelthryth	-	Anglo-Saxon