wait for (one's) ship to come in
wait for (one's) ship 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 ship to come in. If you're an artist and your biggest motivation is waiting for your ship to come in, then I think you've got your priorities in the wrong order.
See also: come, ship, wait
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- wait for (one's) boat to come in
- (one's) ship comes in
- (one's) boat 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