Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land with one's bum in the butter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: land with- one's bum in the but-ter
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

3

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To find oneself in fortunate circumstances.

Australian usage; British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Margaret and Eric, the brother and sister who moved out of our house really landed with their bum in the butter. They were fostered out to a family that had a car which meant they were rich, as only rich people had cars."
"Once again, we'd landed with our bums in the butter. We spent the next couple of months in New York at shows, listening to music and meeting a dazzling array of artists, musicians, playwrights, actors and others […]"

Etymology

Likely a calque of Dutch met zijn gat in de boter vallen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lands with one's bum in the butter (present, singular) landing with one's bum in the butter (participle, present) landed with one's bum in the butter (participle, past) landed with one's bum in the butter (past)

Phrases

avoir le cul dans le beurre

Frequently Paired Words

avoir le cul dans le beurre

Questions

What does land with one's bum in the butter mean?: To find oneself in fortunate circumstances.
Where does land with one's bum in the butter come from?: Likely a calque of Dutch met zijn gat in de boter vallen.

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