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- Dutch · calque ofmet zijn gat in de boter vallen
- English todayland with one's bum in the butter
Likely a calque of Dutch met zijn gat in de boter vallen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
land with one's bum in the butter
Today it means: To find oneself in fortunate circumstances. Full definition →
Dutch met zijn gat in de boter vallen