lucky break
A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
At 17, she got her lucky break when she appeared on television and became a popular musician overnight.
adj
Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
a lucky adventurer
The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
a lucky mistake
a lucky cast
noun
seven
name
A surname.
A given name for a dog.
VERBS
be
get, strike (it)
He's been trying to find a good job for months, but he finally struck it lucky last week.
consider/count/think youself
She counts herself lucky that her flight wasn't cancelled during the storm.
ADV
bloody
He was bloody lucky to survive that car crash without any injuries.
damn/damned, dead, exceedingly, extraordinarily, extremely, incredibly, really, remarkably, terribly, very
He was incredibly lucky that his flight got cancelled before the storm hit.
a bit, fairly, pretty, quite
I was quite lucky to find a parking space right outside the store.
PREP
for
It was lucky for Sarah that she remembered her passport at the airport.
with
We were lucky with our hotel choice because it had a great view of the beach.
adjective — presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
At 17, she got her lucky break when she appeared on television and became a popular musician overnight.
A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.
To have unexpected good fortune.
To be grateful, feel oneself fortunate, consider oneself lucky (especially in avoiding some calamity).
He thanked his lucky stars he had brought the extra heavy duty conduits in that morning.
Someone with astounding good luck.
a lucky adventurer
WiktionaryThe downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
WiktionaryI thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare.
WiktionaryYou're lucky because he didn't bite you.
Tatoeba · #1560My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.
Tatoeba · #1932How lucky you are!
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