| 单词 | to be born under a lucky star |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be born under a lucky (also unlucky) star P4. to be born under a —— star: to be of a certain temperament or inclined to a certain behaviour, as indicated by the qualifying adjective; spec. to be born under a lucky (also unlucky) star and variants: to be inherently fortunate or unfortunate. ΚΠ ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 53 Alas my fader am I born vnder so vnhappy constellacion for to be a marteresse and prisonner. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 186 You were borne vnder a charitable starre. 1750 Hist. Charlotte Summers II. iii. viii. 264 The Linnen-Draper told her..that she was certainly born under an unlucky Planet. 1837 M. M. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. ix. 176 One of us poor creatures who are born under a three-halfpenny planet. 1969 A. J. Lerner Wand'rin' Star (transcribed from song, perf. L. Marvin) in Paint your Wagon I was born under a wand'rin' star Wheels are made for rollin' Mules are made to pack I've never seen a sight that didn't look better looking back. 2018 @walshannon8 8 May in twitter.com (accessed 17 June 2019) Sometimes I think I was born under a lucky star. < as lemmas |
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