# land with one's bum in the butter

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To find oneself in fortunate circumstances.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/land-with-one-s-bum-in-the-butter