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landing with one's bum in the butter

landing with one's bum in the butter is the present participle and gerund of land with one's bum in the butter.

Meaning of land with one's bum in the butter

Verb

land with one's bum in the butter (third-person singular simple present lands with one's bum in the butter, present participle landing with one's bum in the butter, simple past and past participle landed with one's bum in the butter)

  1. (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

Questions about landing with one's bum in the butter

What is landing with one's bum in the butter the present participle and gerund of?
Landing with one's bum in the butter is the present participle and gerund of land with one's bum in the butter.

Words near landing with one's bum in the butter in the dictionary

  1. landing vehicle tracked
  2. landing vehicles tracked
  3. landing waiter
  4. landing waiters
  5. landing with
  6. landing with one's bum in the butter
  7. landing zone
  8. landing zones
  9. Landingham
  10. Landinghams
  11. landingless

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