fortune favors the bold
Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.
ADJ
declining, flagging
changing, fluctuating, mixed
The team had changing fortunes this season, winning some games and losing others.
economic, electoral
VERB + FORTUNE
revive
The new manager worked hard to revive the company's financial fortunes after a difficult year.
follow
She has followed the family's fortune through good times and bad.
FORTUNE + VERB
change, fluctuate
The team's fortunes fluctuated dramatically throughout the season as injuries affected their performance.
improve, rise
decline, fall
The family's fortune declined sharply after the business failed.
PHRASES
a reversal of fortunes
After winning the lottery, there was a sudden reversal of fortunes for the struggling family.
VERB + FORTUNE
read, tell
At the fair, a woman in a colorful tent told my fortune for ten dollars.
FORTUNE + NOUN
teller, telling
ADJ
considerable, enormous, great, immense, large, substantial, vast | small | family, personal
VERB + FORTUNE
accumulate, acquire, amass, build (up), make, win | inherit
leave (sb)
When his grandfather passed away, he left the family a considerable fortune.
lose, squander
After years of bad investments, she squandered her entire fortune on failed business ventures.
seek
Many young people seek their fortune in big cities hoping for better job opportunities.
be worth
That antique watch her grandmother left her is worth a fortune.
cost
That luxury car cost him a small fortune when he bought it last year.
pay, spend
My parents paid a fortune for their new kitchen renovation last year.
PREP
~ from
She made her fortune from selling handmade jewelry at local markets and online.
~ in
He made his fortune in the tech industry during the 1990s.
~ on
She made a small fortune on cryptocurrency before the market crashed.
~ out
She made her fortune out of selling handmade jewelry online.
PHRASES
fame and fortune
Many actors dream of achieving fame and fortune in Hollywood before they turn thirty.
heir/heiress to a fortune
When she turned 21, Maria became heiress to a vast fortune left by her grandmother.