land with one's bum in the butter en · VERB
Etymology
Likely a calque of Dutch met zijn gat in de boter vallen.
Meanings
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(Australia, South-Africa, UK, also, informal) To find oneself in fortunate circumstances.
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.
2011, Bill Green, Billy: One Boy's War, page 56: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 […]
2012, Roger Lucey, Back in from the Anger, page 151:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lands with one's bum in the butter | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| landed with one's bum in the butter | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| landed with one's bum in the butter | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| landing with one's bum in the butter | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |