when your ship comes in
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when your ship comes in — when (your) ship comes in if you talk about what you will do when your ship comes in, you mean when you are rich and successful. When my ship comes in, I ll build you a huge house in the country … New idioms dictionary
when your ship comes in — spoken used for talking about a time when you will have good luck … English dictionary
when ship comes in — when (your) ship comes in if you talk about what you will do when your ship comes in, you mean when you are rich and successful. When my ship comes in, I ll build you a huge house in the country … New idioms dictionary
when one's ship comes in — See: SHIP COME IN … Dictionary of American idioms
when one's ship comes in — See: SHIP COME IN … Dictionary of American idioms
ship comes in — ◇ When your ship comes in, you become very successful or wealthy. She s still waiting for her ship to come in. • • • Main Entry: ↑ship … Useful english dictionary
ship — 1 /SIp/ noun (C) 1 a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea: a cruise ship | a merchant ship | by ship: Most of the island s supplies are brought in by ship. 2 a large spacecraft or aircraft 3 ships that pass in the night… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ship — ship1 [ ʃıp ] noun count *** a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances: His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship: There were over 350 passengers aboard the ship. a.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ship — I UK [ʃɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms ship : singular ship plural ships *** a) a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship:… … English dictionary
Ship of fools — For other uses, see Ship of fools (disambiguation). The ship of fools, depicted in a 1549 German woodcut The ship of fools is an allegory that has long been a fixture in Western literature and art. The allegory depicts a vessel populated by human … Wikipedia
