wait for (one's) boat to come in
wait for (one's) boat to come in
To wait for, desire, or anticipate a time at which one becomes wealthy or successful. I have big plans to move to New York City—I'm just waiting for my boat to come in. If you're an artist and your biggest motivation is waiting for your boat to come in, then I think you've got your priorities in the wrong order.
See also: boat, come, wait
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- wait for (one's) ship to come in
- (one's) boat comes in
- (one's) ship comes in
- marry into money
- be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
- be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
- born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
- born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth
- born with a silver spoon in mouth
- born with a silver spoon in your mouth