land with one's bum in the butter

== English == === Etymology === Likely a calque of Dutch met zijn gat in de boter vallen. === 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) (chiefly South Africa, also UK and Australia, informal) To find oneself in fortunate circumstances. ==== Usage notes ==== Most common in South Africa, although according to the Oxford English Dictionary it has also come into British and Australian usage. === See also === avoir le cul dans le beurre (French)