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luck
1[luhk]
noun
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities.
With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance.
He had no luck finding work.
a combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person.
She's had nothing but bad luck all year.
some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend.
This rabbit's foot is my luck.
verb phrase
to have an instance or run of exceptionally good luck.
He lucked out when he made a hole in one during the tournament.
to meet, acquire, become, etc., by good luck.
She lucked into a great job.
to come across by chance.
to luck upon a profitable investment.
Łܳ
2[lootsk, wootsk]
noun
Polish name of Lutsk.
luck
/ ʌ /
noun
events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune
success or good fortune
something considered to bring good luck
having little or no good luck to the point of suffering hardships
informalunfortunately not
to attempt something that is uncertain
Word History and Origins
Origin of luck1
Word History and Origins
Origin of luck1
Idioms and Phrases
in luck, lucky; fortunate.
We were in luck, for the bakery was still open.
out of luck, unlucky; unfortunate.
When it comes to getting World Series tickets, we're usually out of luck.
luck of the draw, the luck one has in or as if in drawing cards.
push one's luck, to try to make too much of an opportunity; go too far. Also crowd one's luck.
down on one's luck, in unfortunate circumstances; unlucky.
She hated to see her old friend so down on her luck.
Example Sentences
Evans got a stroke of luck at 3-1 up when his forehand clipped the net cord to drop over and secure a double break.
But the convergence of Escola’s talents and our national nightmares wasn’t some stroke of luck.
On the reverse of the coin is a design that could be a cross or could be a swastika, then recognised as a good luck symbol, surrounded by an attempt at a Latin inscription.
The musical trio regresses into that awkwardness of knowing they’ve shared a special moment, but there isn’t much left to say to each other besides so long and good luck.
"Some of the families are great and that's brilliant but most people will say they've been lucky and it shouldn't come down to luck with children."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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