| 释义 |
Idiom when ship comes inwhen (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.
when (one's) ship comes inWhen one becomes wealthy and/or successful. When my ship comes in, I'm moving out of this disgusting little apartment first thing! when one's ship comes inFig. when one becomes rich and successful. When my ship comes in, we'll live in one of these huge mansions on the hill, my lass. When your ship comes in, Otto, I'll probably die of amazement! when your ˈship/ˈboat comes in (informal) when you are suddenly successful or have a lot of money: Perhaps, when our ship comes in, we’ll both be able to leave our jobs. |