| 单词 | to get lucky | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get lucky Phrases P1.    to thank one's lucky stars and variants: to feel grateful for one's good fortune; to count oneself fortunate. Now frequently as an imperative. ΚΠ 1736    S. Humphreys tr.  N. A. Pluche Spectacle de la Nature III. xix. 59  				He on the opposite Side of the River rejoices at his good Fortune, and thanks his lucky Stars [Fr. se réjouit]. 1768    A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess  i. 33  				Aff I scours Blessing my lucky stars, an' hame I tours. 1819    G. Crabbe Tales of Hall II. xix. 248  				She praised her lucky stars, that in her place She never found neglect, nor felt disgrace. 1889    Wallace's Monthly Mar. 32/1  				There is only one Bay City on the face of the globe, and thank our lucky star for that. 1911    C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xxxv. 317  				The Australian should probably thank Providence and his lucky star. 1959    J. Braine Vodi xxv. 261  				Thank your lucky stars to be well out of it. 2008    Independent 3 Oct. (Life section) 6/3  				Thank your lucky stars you have a husband who is active, rather than vegging in front of the sports channel with a stack of sandwiches.  P2.    I'll (you'll, etc.) be lucky and variants: used to imply in an ironic or resigned way that someone’s wishes or expectations (usually expressed by an if-clause or to with infinitive) are unlikely to be fulfilled. Hence similarly  I (you, etc.) should be so lucky (cf. shall v. 18d). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > expressing improbability			[phrase]		 I'll (you'll, etc.) be lucky1762 no such luck1775 leave alone1838 I (you, etc.) should be so lucky1989 1762    L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VI. xviii. 75  				When he gets these breeches made,..he'll look like a beast in 'em... And 'twill be lucky, if that's the worst on't, added my father. It will be very lucky, answered my mother. 1779    Parl. Reg. 1775–80 XII. 316  				The indefatigable Doctor has already discovered many thousand various readings in the Hebrew, and it will be lucky if he does not double the number of the Greek. 1817    M. Edgeworth Rose, Thistle, & Shamrock  i. iii, in  Comic Dramas 298  				He hopes to get the new inn, and if he does, why, he'll be lucky. 1888    Times 6 Sept. 3/2  				He will be lucky if he escapes with six months, ‘sharpened’ by one fast day a month. 1919    G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House Pref. in  Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War p. xliv  				When he [sc. a millionaire] has paid his income tax and super tax, and insured his life for the amount of his death duties, he is lucky if his net income is £10,000. 1937    ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier vi. 100  				If he were, say, an Indian or Japanese coolie,..he wouldn't get fifteen shillings a week—he would be lucky if he got fifteen shillings a month. 1955    J. Morrison Black Cargo 14  				It will need only one shout of ‘Sniper!’ and Lamond will be lucky to get out without being knocked down. 1973    E. F. Schumacher Small is Beautiful  iii. iv. 195  				What proportion of national income..can one reasonably expect to be available for..job creation? I would say..you are lucky if you can make it five per cent. 1989    Guardian 22 Nov.  ii. 42/8  				Some men are very vulnerable when it comes to sex. They go around joking with friends: ‘I should be so lucky.’ 2011    Independent 19 Apr. 12 		(heading)	  				Want to eat at one of these venues? You'll be lucky.  P3.    lucky you (also him, her, etc.): expressing acknowledgement of someone else's good fortune. Similarly  lucky me: expressing, often ironically, acknowledgement of one's own good fortune. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > jealousy or envy			[phrase]		 > expressions of envy sour grapes1760 lucky you (also him, her, etc.)1821 1821    Port Folio Sept. 247  				I have seen, lucky me, what you all want to see. 1857    C. M. Yonge Dynevor Terrace II. xi. 171  				She's..the finest figure in the whole county; lucky him who gets her. 1857    C. M. Yonge Dynevor Terrace II. xii. 176  				Lucky you to have work at home, and to stay with it. 1893    W. Elwin Let. 4 May in  E. Lutyens Blessed Girl 		(1953)	 x. 190  				Lucky you to be mothered by Betty. 1965    A. Roudybush Season for Death 		(1966)	 xxviii. 165  				‘I'm going to the flicks.’ ‘Lucky you. God bless!’ 1972    R. Hill Fairly Dangerous Thing  i. iv. 36  				‘I'm busy every night but tonight.’ ‘Lucky you,’ said Joe. 1994    A. Gurnah Paradise 		(1995)	 205  				As if your noisy dreams are not enough, you now hear music as well. I have two crazies on my hands, lucky me. 2011    Independent on Sunday 27 Nov. 42/5  				You do? Lucky you! Perhaps I should go more often.  P4.    to get lucky.  a.   To become lucky; to have good luck, spec. to experience a stroke of good luck. ΚΠ 1865    Jessie the Bookfolder xv. 172  				‘Well, Joe, you are getting lucky now,’ said the lawyer jocosely. ‘I have scent of a nice job for you.’ 1923    Amer. Flint Feb. 45/1  				There was just $999.90 on the table when Zell McIntosh blew in with two Buffalo nickels and made it an even thousand. Then he got lucky and broke us all. 1960    Life 26 Dec. 37/2 		(caption)	  				One night I got lucky and won $200 in a crap game. 1991    Atlantic Nov. 95/2 		(advt.)	  				You may get lucky and see something like a giant manta ray with a 12-foot wingspan. 2011    D. Fossen Dade ix. 106  				Maybe they would get lucky, and Dade could hold off an assassin until backup arrived.  b.   slang (originally U.S.). To succeed in finding or attracting a sexual partner, esp. for a casual encounter; to have sexual intercourse. ΚΠ 1966    J. Adams  & T. Tobias Borscht Belt 185  				If he was scheduled to pick up the tenor or the magician after the show and he got lucky with a dame, they could sit in the lobby all night waiting for him! 1975    R. Karshner Monkey's Uncle  i. 23  				Clyde. You can't go out there like that. Sybil. Why not, maybe I'll get lucky. 1984    M. MacPherson Long Time Passing  i. iv. 67  				The first time I ever got lucky was up behind them windows over there. With Coleen. 1993    R. Shilts Conduct Unbecoming  iv. xxxiii. 317  				‘Hey babe, you want to get lucky?’ the male Marines called. 2012    Daily Record 		(Glasgow)	 		(Nexis)	 10 Apr. 39  				48 per cent of us have sex once a week, while 17 per cent claim to get lucky once a day!  P5.   to be born under a lucky star: see born adj. 3a(a); strike me lucky: see strike v. 46c; to strike lucky: see strike v. 68e; third time lucky: see third adj. 1e. < as lemmas  | 
	
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