Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

luck


Definition: Meaning of, luck in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lʌk /

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  1. success also good luck good things that happen to you by chance
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  2. bad luck the bad things that happen to someone by chance, not because of something they did
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  3. chance when good or bad things happen to people by chance
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  4. with (any) luck/with a bit of luck spoken if things happen in the way that you want [=  hopefully]
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  5. wish somebody (the best of) luck to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do
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  6. good luck/best of luck spoken used to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do
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  7. good luck to somebody spoken used to say that you do not mind what someone does, because it does not affect you
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  8. any luck?/no luck? spoken used to ask someone if they have succeeded in doing something
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  9. be in luck to be able to do or get something, especially when you did not expect to
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  10. be out of luck to be prevented from getting or doing something by bad luck
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  11. do something for luck to do something because you think it might bring you good luck
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  12. just my luck spoken used to say that you are not surprised something bad has happened to you, because you are usually unlucky
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  13. no such luck spoken used to say you are disappointed, because something good that you hoped would happen did not happen
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  14. better luck next time used to say that you hope someone will be more successful the next time they try to do something
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  15. as luck would have it used to say that something happened by chance
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  16. try/chance your luck to do something because you hope you will be successful, even though you know you may not be
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  17. be down on your luck to have no money because you have had a lot of bad luck over a long period of time
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  18. the luck of the draw the result of chance rather than something you can control
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  19. some people have all the luck spoken used to say that you wish you had what someone else has
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  20. bad/hard/tough luck spoken especially British English used to express sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to someone
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  21. with/knowing somebody's luck spoken used to say that you expect something bad to happen to someone because bad things often do happen to them
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  22. worse luck British English spoken unfortunately
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  23. luck is on somebody's side if luck is on someone's side, things go well for them
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  24. (one) for luck spoken used when you take, add, or do something for no particular reason, or in order to say that you hope good things happen
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luck used in phrases

  • as luck would have it (adverb)
    1. by good fortune
  • bad luck (noun)
    1. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavourable outcomes
    2. an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  • by luck (adverb)
    1. by accident
  • good luck (noun)
    1. an auspicious state resulting from favourable outcomes
    2. a stroke of luck
  • good luck charm (noun)
    1. something believed to bring good luck
  • hard-luck story (noun)
    1. a story you tell someone about bad things that have happened to you, in order to get their sympathy or help
  • ill luck (noun)
    1. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavourable outcomes
  • luck into (verb)
    1. take possession of
  • luck it (verb)
    1. act by relying on one's luck
  • luck out (verb)
    1. succeed by luck
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