luck.html - See: DOWN ON ONE'S LUCK, LUCK OUT, PRESS ONE'S LUCK or PUSH ONE'S LUCK, IN LUCK, OUT OF LUCK.

luck.html - {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Suddenly to get lucky when in fact the odds are against one's succeeding. * /I was sure I was going to miss the train as I was three minutes late, but I lucked out, the train was five minutes late./ 2. To be extraordinarily fortunate. * /Catwallender really lucked out at Las Vegas last month; he came home with $10,000 in cash./ 3. (By sarcastic opposition) to be extremely unfortunate; to be killed. * /Those poor marines sure lucked out in Saigon, didn't they?/

luck.html - See: THANK ONE'S LUCKY STARS.

luck.html - {n.} A certain star or planet which, by itself or with others, is seriously or jokingly thought to bring a person good luck and success in life. * /John was born under a lucky star./ * /Ted was unhurt in the car accident, for which he thanked his lucky stars./

luck.html - n.
1 chance regarded as the bringer of good or bad fortune.
2 circumstances of life (beneficial or not) brought by this.
3 good fortune; success due to chance (in luck; out of luck).

for luck to bring good fortune. good luck 1 good fortune.
2 an omen of this. hard luck worse fortune than one deserves. no such luck colloq. unfortunately not. try one's luck make a venture. with luck if all goes well. worse luck colloq. unfortunately. [ME f. LG luk f. MLG geluke]

luck.html - adv.
1 (qualifying a whole sentence or clause) fortunately (luckily there was enough food).
2 in a lucky or fortunate manner.