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Rachel Chau
2021-08-27 07:08
Wait for (one's) ship to come in phrase figurative
It can also be phrased as “When my ship comes in”
To wait for one’s wealth or success to come in
I’m not being a stuntman just for fun. I’m waiting for my ship to come in.
Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to meet it (A book by Gary W. Wood)
They escaped from the war-stricken country and waited for their ship to come in.
someone will be successful.
A go-getter is a determined and ambitious person who works very hard to become successful without being afraid of difficulties and challenges.
One has the potential for being successful in the future ahead.
The verb "wait" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The expression alludes to the sixteenth-century merchant ship returning home, laden with rich cargo and thus enriching the owners. Shakespeare referred to such ships in The Merchant of Venice.
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