luck1 nounluck2 verb
luckluck1 /lʌk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable] 
WORD ORIGINluck1
Origin:
1400-1500 Middle Dutch lukEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Please let it be him,'' said Sara, keeping her fingers crossed for luck.
- Dice is a game of luck.
- Did you have any luck with the job application?
- I found the place purely by luck.
- I got the right answer, but it was sheer luck.
- If luck was on our side, the garage would have delivered our car by now.
- If his luck held, no one would notice he had escaped for at least two hours.
- The company knew that their run of good luck would not last forever.
- With any luck we should reach the coast before it gets dark.
- You'll need plenty of luck if you're hoping to succeed in the music business.
- You're not having much luck today, are you?
- You never know who you'll get as a roommate. It's just a matter of luck.
- For once, my luck was holding well.
- I had the feeling my luck had changed for the better.
- In the meantime, good luck, Raul.
- It may still avoid one, by luck or by a decisive further tightening now.
- Mr Li could with a little luck look forward to another 20 years of political life.
- None the less, Williams has had his share of bad luck and trouble.
- People milled past, skirting me as though I were bad luck.
- This time, luck seemed to be with me.
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] when good or bad things happen to people by chance: · The game involves an element of luck as well as skill.
noun [uncountable] the way that some things happen without being planned or caused by people: · I met her by chance on a plane to Tokyo.· Like all top athletes, he leaves nothing to chance, and trains harder than anybody.
noun [uncountable] luck and the effect it has on your life: · I had the good fortune to work with some great people.· The tour was dogged by ill fortune (=it had a lot of bad luck) from the start.· Fortune has shone on the team so far this season (=they have been lucky).
noun [uncountable] a power that some people believe controls what happens to people and which cannot be changed or stopped: · Fate dealt him a cruel blow with the death of his wife at the age of 32.· It must have been fate that brought them together, and fate that tore them apart.· We can’t just leave it to fate.
noun [uncountable] a power which some people believe controls what happens in our lives and protects us: · Do you believe in divine providence (=God’s power to make things happen)?· Her life was mapped out for her by providence.
noun [countable usually singular] informal something good that happens because of luck: · Their second goal was a fluke.· They won by a fluke.
Longman Language Activatorthe way good things happen by chance the way that good things happen to someone by chance, not because of hard work, careful planning etc: · You'll need plenty of luck if you're hoping to succeed in the music business.have luck (with something): · Did you have any luck with the job application?· You're not having much luck today, are you?luck is on your side (=you are lucky): · If luck was on our side, the garage would have delivered our car by now.for (good) luck (=as a way of bringing good luck): · "Please let it be him,'' said Sara, keeping her fingers crossed for luck.with (any) luck (=if you are lucky): · With any luck we should reach the coast before it gets dark.by luck (=as a result of luck): · I found the place purely by luck.somebody's luck holds (=they continue to be lucky): · If his luck held, no one would notice he had escaped for at least two hours.sheer luck (=only luck, and nothing else): · I got the right answer, but it was sheer luck.a run of good luck (=a period of time when you continually have good luck): · The company knew that their run of good luck would not last forever.
when something happens without being planned if something happens by chance , it happens unexpectedly and seems to have no particular cause: · I met an old friend by chance on the train.· If by chance I'm not in when she calls, can you take a message?quite/purely/entirely by chance (=completely by chance): · Quite by chance, a TV crew was filming in the area when the accident happened.
if you do something by accident , you do it by chance and without intending to do it: · Fleming discovered penicillin almost by accident.· We ended up by accident on the wrong train and had to ride all the way to Montreal.· The trigger of the gun is locked so that it cannot be fired by accident.quite by accident (=completely by chance): · Lombardi heard about their plan quite by accident.
if you happen to do something , you do it by chance and not because of any particular reason or plan: · Justin forgot the map but I happened to have another one in the glove compartment.just happen to do something: · I'm sorry I didn't phone first -- I just happened to be passing and thought I'd drop in.· We're not related -- we just happen to have the same name.
use this to say that something happened by chance, when this is connected with what you have just been talking about: · This was the first time I had ever seen a panda, and as luck would have it, I had my camera with me.· As luck would have it, it rained the next day and the game was canceled.
a surprising situation in which two things happen that are similar or seem connected, but no-one planned or intended this to happen: · Hi Phil. What a coincidence -- we were just talking about you.by coincidence: · My mother is called Anna, and by coincidence my wife's mother is called Anna too.just a coincidence: · It was just a coincidence that we were in Paris at the same time.by a strange/sad/happy etc coincidence: · By a strange coincidence the king was assassinated on the very spot where his grandfather had been killed.
the way in which good or bad things seem to happen to people by chance: · There's no skill in a game like roulette, it's all luck.· Success is not a matter of chance - it takes a lot of hard work.pure luck/chance: · It was pure chance that we ran into each other on the street.leave something to chance (=let things happen by chance): · You must plan ahead. You can't leave these things to chance.
the power or force that is supposed to control the way everything happens, so that people cannot completely control their own lives: · It was fate that brought us together.· They saw themselves as victims of fate.by a twist of fate (=because fate made things happen in an unexpected way): · By a strange twist of fate the judge died on the very day that Cordell was executed.
something that happens by chance with no plan or intention: · I only met her again through a fortunate accident.· It is no accident that most of the country's outstanding public schools are in wealthy communities.
use this when you are talking about a situation that is surprising because by chance it is connected with something else that has been noticed or mentioned: · We've just seen a really beautiful house and, as it happens, it's for sale.· I needed to borrow a car, and as it happened Andrew wasn't using his.
what you say when you hope something will happen spoken say this when you hope something will happen: · He's been resting today, so hopefully he'll be feeling better tomorrow.· Hopefully we can find a way of solving this problem.
also with a little luck spoken say this when you hope something will happen, even though there is a small chance it might not: · With any luck, we'll have this finished by the end of the day.· With a little luck, Ruth will forget all about the party.
spoken say this when you hope that something will happen, especially because it will be very unpleasant if it does not: · Let's hope we can find a parking space.· The whole thing has been nothing but heartache and worry. Let's hope nothing like it ever happens again.
spoken say this when you hope something will be successful, but you know that success depends on everything happening in the right way: · If all goes well, I'll be sailing from Vera Cruz in about a week.· The tunnel should be finished by 2010 if all goes well.
a lucky thing that happens a lucky event happens because of good luck, and not because of hard work, careful planning etc: lucky guess/win/escape etc: · "How did you know he'd be there?" "It was a lucky guess."· Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game.it is lucky (that): · ''It's lucky that you remembered about the passports," said Barry as they drove away.
lucky - use this especially about something that happens which saves you from danger or serious trouble. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: it is fortunate (that): · It is extremely fortunate that there was no-one in the building when the bomb went off.fortunate for: · Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners.
because of good luck - use this when something dangerous or unpleasant is avoided as a result of good luck: · I had forgotten my key, but luckily Ahmed was there and let me in.· Fortunately, there was no-one in the office when the fire started.luckily/fortunately for: · Luckily for us it didn't rain till the evening.
also it's a good job British spoken say this when something lucky happens that saves you from experiencing problems or danger: it's a good thing (that): · It's a good thing I brought my camera.· It's a good job you didn't scream.
something lucky that happens to you very unexpectedly and saves you from a difficult or inconvenient situation: · My car had broken down opposite a garage, which was a real stroke of luck.· Here's a letter from my father with a cheque inside - isn't that a stroke of luck!it is a stroke of luck (that): · It was a stroke of luck that they'd just substituted their usual penalty taker.
if it is your lucky day, night etc , you are lucky and something good happens then: · I have a feeling today's going to be my lucky day.· He kissed her again and then started up the car. Tonight was his lucky night.
use this when something very dangerous or unpleasant is avoided as a result of good luck, in a way that is almost unbelievable: · A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned.· The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery.it is miraculous (that): · The emergency services said it was miraculous that no-one was seriously injured.
informal something very surprising that only happens because of luck, not because of your skill or planning: · I'll have to win more than once, otherwise people will think it was a fluke.
a lucky person if you are lucky , good things happen to you and things go well for you, because you have good luck and not because of hard work, careful planning etc: · Isn't she lucky - she can eat what she wants and she never gets fat.· There are monkeys and zebra, and if you're lucky you might see a lion.lucky to do something: · I'm lucky to live in a nice house and be married to such a nice man.lucky (that): · Arthur left the front door unlocked - we're lucky that nothing was stolen.lucky with: · Apart from the sprained ankle, I've been very lucky with injuries (=I haven't had many).think/count yourself lucky (=used to say that someone should consider themselves lucky): · He should count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the whole fiasco.
lucky, especially when you are luckier than other people. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: · David managed to escape, but the others were not so fortunate.fortunate to do something: · I am fortunate to work in a school where all the children are extremely motivated.
British informal use this about someone who is lucky to be able to do something, when you are jealous because you would like to do it: · That jammy devil Steve has got out of the washing up again.
to be lucky, especially because you get the thing that you wanted although you did not really expect to get it: · You're in luck, there are still a few tickets left.· If you like Californian wine you could be in luck - we are giving away 100 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.
you say some people have all the luck when you are talking about someone who is always very lucky, especially when you are jealous of their good luck: · It costs a fortune to buy a Porsche - some people have all the luck.
to be lucky all the time, so that although you are often in dangerous situations, it seems that nothing can harm you: · By his own admission he had led a charmed life. He had survived a train crash when he was seventeen.
British you say it's all right for some when you think someone else is lucky because they are enjoying themselves, having an easy life etc and you are jealous of them: · You're going to Hawaii? It's all right for some!· It's all right for some. I've got to stay in and work this evening.
to be lucky because you have the chance to do something you wanted to do or something that most other people do not have the chance to do: · I went along to the audition with everyone else, and was lucky enough to get the part.· In 1957 I had the good fortune to be invited on a lecture tour of Switzerland.
to be successful or get into a good situation as a result of good luck, especially after you have been experiencing difficulty: · Nathan had a series of jobs where he wasn't happy, but this time he's really fallen on his feet.· Don't worry about Nina -- she always falls on her feet.
to be lucky because you are in a particular place when something good is offered or becomes available: · "You did well to get that contract.'' "Not really, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.''· Being a successful news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time.
American informal an expression meaning to be very lucky on a particular occasion: · I didn't have any idea what I was doing, but I lucked out and wound up with a good job.
telling someone you hope they will be lucky and successful spoken say this to tell someone that you hope they will be lucky and successful: · Good luck Archie! Enjoy your new job.good luck/best of luck with/in: · Best of luck with your driving test.
to tell someone that you hope they will be lucky or successful, when they are about to do something difficult: · Wish me luck - I'll need it for this French exam.wish sb luck in/with: · Brian asked me to wish you luck in your interview.
having very little money at the present time informal having little money at the present time and being unable to buy the things that you need: · I'm a little hard up just now -- can I pay you back next week?· She was so hard up that she couldn't afford to heat her apartment.
informal having no money at the moment: · We're always broke at the end of the month.· Lawrence was so broke he had to wear the same suit to work every day.flat broke (=completely broke): · He turned up at my house yesterday, flat broke and hungry.
British spoken having no money at all: · I'm really skint -- you couldn't lend me a few quid could you?· At that time I was skint, and I would have taken any job I could get.
informal to have had bad luck over a long period of time so that you now have very little money: · We bought the necklace from an old man who was down on his luck and in need of a penny or two.
to do something that involves unnecessary risks to stupidly do something that is almost certain to be dangerous or cause trouble: · Anyone who buys second-hand car tires is just asking for trouble.· You need to have a good knowledge of the industry before you buy stocks, or you're asking for trouble.
especially written if you invite trouble, criticism, attack etc, you do something that seems likely to cause you trouble or that encourages people to criticize you, attack you etc: · If you don't maintain your car regularly, you're just inviting trouble.· Not to provide aid will just invite further catastrophe in the area.
informal to do something that involves a risk of failure, because you have been successful when you have done it before: · I think I'd be pushing my luck if I asked him to babysit again on such short notice.· Twelve months later, the captain of Sea Rover pushed his luck once too often.
to do something that involves unnecessary risk, because you are too confident that there will be no problems: · It would be tempting fate to travel without a spare wheel.· By building houses in the steep canyons, Californians are tempting fate in the form of mudslides and fires.
to stupidly take a risk, especially by doing something or getting involved in a situation that is likely to have a very unpleasant result: · The government was warned it was playing with fire by arresting so-called "separatist" leaders.· Anyone who gets involved with a married man is playing with fire.
when someone is unlucky in a particular situation or at a particular time · "Were you disappointed with the team's performance?" "No, not really, I think we were just unlucky."be unlucky (enough) to do something · The victims were simply unlucky enough to have been in the restaurant when the gunmen started shooting.unlucky with · We were unlucky with the weather. It rained almost every day we were on the island.
having bad luck that you do not deserve, especially when this has a serious effect on your life, health etc: · Some of the unfortunate victims were trapped inside the building for over 12 hours.be unfortunate (enough) to do something: · He was unfortunate enough to lose his job just after his wife had a baby.
formal to be unlucky on a particular occasion, especially when this results in something very unpleasant happening to you: · Bowman had the misfortune of being sent to the area where there was heavy fighting.· Women who have the misfortune to be involved with violent men often think it's their own fault.
to be unlucky, especially in a way that affects one particular part of your life: · Why do we always have such bad luck when it comes to hiring suitable workers?have bad luck with: · Our kids have had very bad luck with their teachers recently.have the bad luck to do something: · He had the bad luck to upset the boss's wife at the party.
to be prevented by bad luck from doing something that you want to do, for example going somewhere, buying something, or seeing someone: · I'm afraid you're out of luck. The director has already left for the day.· It looks like we're out of luck - all the hotels are full.
a period of time during which a lot of bad things happen to you one after the other: · Mimi's had a terrible run of bad luck this year, what with the car accident and her boyfriend leaving her.· Despite the Giant's current run of bad luck, fans are still showing up for the games.
spoken say this when a lot of bad things have happened to you that day: · I just want to go home, take a bath, and go to bed - it's been one of those days.· First I missed the bus, then I spilled coffee on myself, and now my computer is frozen - it's just not my day.
to have something bad happen to you by chance: · The driver was drunk and hit her as she was crossing the road. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
an unlucky situation or event an unlucky event happens simply because of bad luck, not because of bad planning, carelessness, stupidity etc: · The car in front braked suddenly and I went straight into it - it was just unlucky.it is unlucky (for somebody) that: · It was unlucky for Steve that the teacher walked in just at that moment.
unlucky - use this especially about something that causes a lot of harm or problems. Unfortunate is more formal than unlucky: · Quarterback Brady Anderson was injured in an unfortunate collision with one of his team-mates.· The mix-up was the result of a set of unfortunate circumstances.it is unfortunate (for somebody) that: · It was very unfortunate that someone ended up getting hurt.
because of bad luck - use this when something annoying, unpleasant, or dangerous happens as a result of bad luck: · I would have been here an hour ago, but unfortunately I missed the train.unfortunately for somebody: · They finally cut down those old trees on our street, but unfortunately for us one of them fell on our car.
use as bad or ill luck would have it when you are describing something unlucky that happened to you as part of a series of events, and that caused you disappointment, inconvenience etc: · We saw some really amazing things, but as ill luck would have it, I'd forgotten my camera.· As bad luck would have it, there was a thick fog the next day and our flight was delayed.
to happen as a result of bad luck, especially when something bad happens to you that is not your fault: · His medical condition isn't his fault - it's just bad luck.it is bad luck (for somebody) that: · It's bad luck for her that they decided to shut down the company right after she started working there.
if you say that there is a jinx on a plan, occasion etc or that it is jinxed , a lot of things go wrong with it without any reason and you think it is because of bad luck: · Three people have quit, we've had computer problems, and now the heating has broken down. There must be a jinx on this office.· It's pouring with rain and the flowers haven't arrived - Lynne's convinced the whole wedding is jinxed.
bad luck the way that bad things happen to someone by chance, not because of bad planning, carelessness, stupidity etc: · She seems to have nothing but bad luck when it comes to men.· Talk about bad luck! Last night Ray's car was broken into for the second time this month.
formal bad luck, especially when this results in someone having great difficulties in their life, for example being very poor, having a serious accident etc: · It was impossible not to feel sympathy for the family's misfortune.· Her misfortunes worsened this year, when her company eliminated her position and she lost her job.
something that is believed to give you bad luck · I never kill spiders - it's unlucky.· Why do you want to get married on the 13th?Thirteen is such an unlucky number.be unlucky to do something · Some people think it's unlucky to walk under ladders.
something that is bad luck or brings bad luck is believed to make bad things happen: · It's supposed to be bad luck to open an umbrella in the house.· For centuries, crows have been thought to bring bad luck.
when someone is always unlucky an unlucky person often has bad things happen to them or things often go wrong by chance for them, not because of bad planning, stupidity, or carelessness: · I don't believe anyone is born lucky or unlucky - life is what you make it.· Val's one of the unluckiest people I know - on Monday her car was stolen and the day after she fell and broke her arm.unlucky with: · He seems to be very unlucky with cars - every time he buys one it always has something wrong with it.unlucky in love: · I've never had a girlfriend more than a couple of months - I guess I'm just unlucky in love.
spoken say with my luck when you think something bad is going to happen to you, and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person: · With my luck all the tickets will be sold by the time we get there.· I thought about buying a gun, but then I thought, with my luck, I'd probably end up shooting myself by accident.
spoken say just my luck when something bad has happened to you and you are not surprised because you think you are an unlucky person: · Married, is he? Just my luck.· Just my luck! The one vacation I take all year, and I have to get sick.
to be very unlucky, so that everything you do or get involved in seems to go wrong, often in a way that affects other people too: · This is the fifth company she's worked for that's gone bankrupt - she's jinxed.· The way the team kept losing, I was beginning to think I was some kind of a jinx.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1, 2, & 3adjectives
We wish him the best of luck with this venture. We decided not to chance our luck in the storm. I need a bit of good luck. It really was an extraordinary piece of luck. What rotten luck! Losing my job was the start of a run of bad luck that year. I’ll just have to trust to luck that it works out okay. He shook my hand and wished me luck.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· These birds are said to bring good luck.
· His bad luck continued.
(=chance, and not skill or effort)· She managed to catch hold of the rope by sheer luck.
American English (=sheer good luck, not influenced by anything you did)· Sometimes I think my success was really just dumb luck.
(=good luck that happens when you first try something)· He’d hit the center of the target. ‘Beginner’s luck, I guess,’ he said.
verbs· I’ve had a bit of bad luck.
· I hope you have more luck in the next competition.
(also not have much/any luck) (=not be lucky or successful)· I’d been looking for a job for weeks, but had had no luck.
· I couldn’t believe my luck as my number was called out!
· He had the good luck to meet a man who could help him.
(=they continue having good luck)· Our luck held, and the weather remained fine.
(=they stop having good luck)· Finally my luck ran out and they caught me.
· He always carried the stone in his pocket; he reckoned it brought him luck.
phrases (=something good that happens by chance)· What a piece of luck that he arrived when he did!
(=a series of good or bad things)· The team has had a run of bad luck lately, losing their last five games.
(=something that depends on chance)· Winning is a matter of luck.
(=an amount of luck that is involved in something)· There is always an element of luck when hiring someone for a job.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We wish him the best of luck with this venture. We decided not to chance our luck in the storm. I need a bit of good luck. (=continues to be good) If our luck holds, we could reach the final.
If our luck holds, we could reach the final. It really was an extraordinary piece of luck.· He had discovered the truth by pure chance.
What rotten luck! Losing my job was the start of a run of bad luck that year. I’ll just have to trust to luck that it works out okay. He shook my hand and wished me luck.· You're a bad agent and you're worse luck.· They believe it is bad luck.· Unfortunately, the gents had bad luck.· About their men and about their bad luck in having been born female.· At 2-1 up, Team Cotswold played it steady and Chelmsford were plagued with bad luck on net cords and injuries.· He confesses that he had the bad luck to cross both Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush.· Dying in my own story. Bad luck, that.· People take something, then have all this bad luck.
· Why does a black cat bring good luck?· Contrary to all that gar-bage about being a jinx, she brought me nothing but good luck.· To ensure good luck, your daughter should leave home by the front door, stepping out with her right foot first.· Ciao, Ben. Good luck with Aktion Direkt - and don't forget that you're not the only climber!· Anyway, good-by and good luck to you.· It's best to ring the organisers for start times, directions and more detailed information. Good luck!· Part of the tale is mere good luck, a boon that even this star-crossed conflict enjoys now and then.
· A new season, a new League and a great bit of luck.· History had made the Saigormais great believers in luck.· The expedition had great luck, and came back with various specimens.
· Blown engines, driveshaft failures, the 1,500 mile long route is littered with hard luck stories.· My platoon turned out to be the hard-luck platoon.· If you don't then like the package, or find it doesn't fulfil one of your requirements, hard luck.· Whether it was the rent or just hard luck, many businesses at the mall also cleared out.· Can't have that, can we, not on top of all your other hard luck.· If you don't like it then hard luck!· Either the union is strong enough and can stand it, or it can t, and hard luck.· There's the same familiar chords, beefed-up arrangements and hard luck stories, but not a lot of conviction.
· You're a bad agent and you're worse luck.· Nearly all gone now, worse luck, and the guv'nor's arrived to read the riot act.· You go up there with the wrong attitude and come out with worse luck than you had before.· I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.· Mrs Allen has meanwhile met the Tilneys, and Catherine thinks her day one of ill luck.· Sarah joked dolefully that she and William attracted all the ill luck in the clan.· He felt he probably had the worst luck of anyone he knew.
· Specialist A little luck then comes your way.· Brilliant detective work with a little luck tossed in to catch the savvy killer.· All they'd needed was a little luck, and he had refused to help.· It just needs a little luck to bring it out.· With a little bit of luck he could still make an impact in an important event.· He was not successful then, so we can only hope he has just as little luck with his latest scheme.· With Hencke and a little luck anything would still be possible.
· It was pure luck, my seeing that notice of your concert.· Of the pure luck, or destiny, involved.
· She must have caught her heel and tripped, just rotten bad luck.· It's rotten, rotten luck.· A time to die Rotten luck.
· By sheer luck I had given Reuters their biggest news scoop since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865.· He made it through sheer luck and by attaching himself to one guy after another and then stepping over them.· So I guessed right; sheer luck.· She flung out her hands and caught the edge of the stone by sheer luck.· Through sheer good luck, or bad luck, depending on whether you were Molly or the fish, the spear struck home.· What sheer bad luck to meet a literary policeman when he was trying to do something nefarious but necessary.· There were lots of near misses: some great saves from both keepers, and sheer bad luck.
· Crusaders did have tough luck seconds before the final whistle when a desperation drive by Jim Gardiner bounced off the crossbar.· If you got stuck behind a farmer hauling a load of hay with a Model -, that was your tough luck.· If you follow a small-market team or live a certain distance away, tough luck.· Five, six, seven. Tough luck, buddy.
· Ah well ... better luck next year.· In April 1911, he seemingly had better luck.· Our bike was still there -- which was better luck than we'd had at the slots.· Movies have had better luck with the subject, since it does afford plenty to watch.· The Barnsley keeper, Paul Whitehead had much better luck at his end.· James had no better luck in securing the acquiescence of the Anglican gentry.· Back to the West Indies with it, and better luck next time.
NOUN· Excepting share a yacht or pot luck boats, those who wish to use them carry them.· Before farmers had to take pot luck over whether their ewes were pregnant.· Squad Dilemma; Pot luck again.
· Blown engines, driveshaft failures, the 1,500 mile long route is littered with hard luck stories.· There's the same familiar chords, beefed-up arrangements and hard luck stories, but not a lot of conviction.
VERB· I couldn't believe my luck.· He could hardly believe his luck.· I sometimes could not believe my good luck, and was grateful for it.· They believe it is bad luck.· Joe could hardly believe his luck to have returned home in such good shape.· Voeller could not believe his luck and had the simple task of tapping the ball into an empty goal.· I believed it brought me luck.
· Why does a black cat bring good luck?· It also brings with it bad luck and a grotesque litany of deaths.· This is said to bring good luck.· I believed it brought me luck.· Is it because such a meeting would bring bad luck or is there another reason?· Feng shui holds that the southwest corner of the bedroom is the most important in bringing luck and good chi for relationships.· It may have been a traditional marriage, gift, given to couples to bring them good luck.
· But he told himself: you can always change luck back again.· Clearly Quinn, just one League goal this season, is hoping Sheron's arrival will change his luck, too.
· Whatever our endeavour, we need a measure of luck, the kiss of the capricious lady fortune.· Any U.S. city trying to control development needs luck.· What he needed was a bit of luck on the roll.· It just needs a little luck to bring it out.· All they'd needed was a little luck, and he had refused to help.· We were three shots ahead, so perhaps Tom didn't need that much luck this time.· Oh, Mum, I need all that luck you wished me.
· If the story did turn out to be true, though, I think he might be pushing his luck.· He decided to push his luck.· Just make sure that you don't push your luck too far.· However we pushed our luck and took Molly in, with no protests whatsoever.· Mallachy, indeed, was inclined to push his luck with Rory.· Now above all times, she felt, was not the time to push her luck.· Twelve months later the Captain of Sea Rover pushed his luck once too often.· Sunday 6 November I knew I shouldn't have pushed my culinary luck.
· The crook was given a reference but ran out of luck when his new bosses caught him fiddling £60 million.· Others just continued borrowing until they ran out of luck or excuses.· Once I get on to a good thing I keep it going until I run out of luck.
· So why not try your luck?· He squatted down with a stick to try his luck.· Without a pub to be seen for miles we decided to try our luck in the bar of the hilton.· Riker and I were chosen to try our luck again.· Roll up! Try your luck at the fairest, squarest state lottery of them all!· Fruity Fred the bull terrier took a fancy to the leggy lovely and thought he'd try his luck.· Why not try your luck and help others at the same time?
· They then shook hands and delivered warm, almost passionate, hugs as they wished each other luck.· But had we sat down with her, we would have wished her good luck.· Well, I wish you luck.· Everyone wished each other good luck and Mould, Matron and Endill headed off to the library.· She wishes me luck, opens the door to the bathroom, and disappears into a cloud of steam.· Yet at the start of the day both sides had wished each other luck.· The program also features a neat video clip of Norman introducing the game and wishing players good luck.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► with (any) luck/with a bit of luckPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► beginner’s luck► knowing my luck► push your luck/push it► tough luck!
- Best of luck with your driving test.
- Good luck Archie! Enjoy your new job.
- And finally good luck to Woodstock-based football manager Jim Smith the on Sunday.
- Anyway, good-by and good luck to you.
- If they start talking high teens, good luck to them.
- In which case, good luck to them both.
- Simon did well after that but made a pretence of simple good luck to anyone who questioned his apparent good fortune.
- So good luck to you, Susan.
- We can only wish good luck to the chairmen or directors of Morgan Grenfell, Amec.
- Well, cheers and good luck to you both.
- Then, with any luck, the boss will start aligning himself with you.
- We won't see his like again, with any luck.
- Well, with any luck she'd get a fair return on her outlay, in deep satisfaction.
- With any luck we may yet have a Congressional Scuba Caucus.
- With any luck, he will have done the same. 2.
- With any luck, people searching for the real site may come across yours first.
- With any luck, the 49ers will have their starting five on the offensive line back for Dallas.
- With any luck, you should see a graph of the data appear.
- If you like Californian wine you could be in luck - we are giving away 100 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.
- You're in luck, there are still a few tickets left.
- You're in luck. There's one ticket left.
- And you are in luck, pretty lady.
- But here too Mr Kohl is in luck.
- He was in luck because a cab drew up alongside him and a man got out.
- If not, the hyenas would soon be in luck once more.
- If you are partial to Californian wine, you could be in luck.
- Round another bend - and we were in luck.
- The problem is that it went too far and now I think they might be in luck.
- I'm afraid you're out of luck. The director has already left for the day.
- It looks like we're out of luck - all the hotels are full.
- We're out of luck. The store's closed.
- If Social Services is low on money, the child could be out of luck.
- John always carried a rabbit's foot for luck.
- An extra teaspoonful for luck could well be disaster.
- By now the only part of Mr. Rainsford's brewery left standing was the taproom kept for luck like an old horseshoe.
- Certainly there may be the odd chart or graph thrown in for luck but the basic requirement is for high quality text.
- I gave him one for luck on the back of his neck.
- Is he the kind of man to lend you the rings for luck for a short time?
- Now he gave it one last violent shake for luck.
- One for luck, and farewell.
- Just my luck! The one vacation I take all year, and I have to get sick.
- Married, is he? Just my luck.
- Great, I thought to myself, just my luck.
- It was just my luck to have bags made of light nylon, weighing in at ten kilos in total.
- No chance, I thought, just my luck the clocks aren't working.
- At one point, I hoped this might be the twist, but no such luck.
- He explains that although the parliament itself enjoys simultaneous translation facilities, the group meetings have no such luck.
- If only there were a radio she would have turned it on, loudly, but, of course, no such luck.
- Since it was Thanksgiving, I had no such luck.
- The behavioral scientist has had no such luck.
- The Defence Secretary announced that two regiments would be reprieved ... but no such luck for the Glosters.
- The technician says no such luck.
- Well, she could live with Zeus' lust, but no such luck.
- Ah well, better luck next time, Andy.
- And if you didn't win, better luck next time.
- Back to the West Indies with it, and better luck next time.
- As luck would have it, it rained the next day and the game was canceled.
- As luck would have it, there were two seats left on the last flight.
- This was the first time I had ever seen a panda, and as luck would have it, I had my camera with me.
- But, as luck would have it, for them anyway, no buses ran on Sunday.
- But, as luck would have it, I didn't have an opportunity to follow up my intention at the time.
- Somewhere in the Great Hall, as luck would have it, were two managing directors from Salomon Brothers.
- This particular shoe, as luck would have it, is a flip-flop.
- Bad luck, Paul. I'm sure you'll pass next time.
- It was just bad luck that she happened to get sick that day.
- Oh what a shame. Bad luck Chris.
- She seems to have nothing but bad luck when it comes to men.
- Talk about bad luck! Last night Ray's car was broken into for the second time this month.
- All that stood in the way of victory was a touch of bad luck.
- Despite their current run of bad luck, the Giants are drawing record crowds at Scottsdale Stadium.
- Is it because such a meeting would bring bad luck or is there another reason?
- It is your bad luck if the warren you choose to ferret is one of these.
- Only bad luck and poor finishing prevented Hibs from grabbing an equaliser.
- They believe it is bad luck.
- Akinbiyi was next up to try his luck after 25 minutes, following a great break from the left touchline.
- And if Mr. Birt does find himself out of a job, he could always try his luck as a timeshare salesman.
- But the next time Berger tried his luck, it produced a spectacular dividend.
- He squatted down with a stick to try his luck.
- Moments later Pauleta tried his luck with a fizzing 30-yarder, but Shay Given got a hand to it.
- Well, I strongly recommend that you try your luck on any wide verges close to towns.
- Why not try your luck and help others at the same time?
- Without a pub to be seen for miles we decided to try our luck in the bar of the hilton.
- Here, parents who are down on their luck can pick out toys for their children.
- In the film, Williams plays a down-on-his luck salesman whose wife has left him.
- The program is for motivated people who are temporarily down on their luck.
- We bought the necklace from an old man who was down on his luck and in need of a penny or two.
- All were down on their luck, all had been drinking and all had decided on an easy way out.
- Families that were down on their luck could get a small loan, food, a job referral.
- He was down on his luck and not a happy hedgehog.
- It was by the luck of the draw that I got a corner office.
- As always, jury duty is the luck of the draw.
- It depends on the luck of the draw.
- United are getting the luck of the draws, but still need a lucky win.
- It costs a fortune to buy a Porsche - some people have all the luck.
- Can't have that, can we, not on top of all your other hard luck.
- He felt that this little piece of bad luck might affect his whole day.
- I kept looking into the mirror and hating my bad luck, but there they were.
- There were lots of near misses: some great saves from both keepers, and sheer bad luck.
- Unfortunately, the gents had bad luck.
- You go up there with the wrong attitude and come out with worse luck than you had before.
- Knowing his luck, he'll get hit with a golf ball or something.
- Bad luck for Venus, worse luck for the 12,000 fans, but hey, what can you do?
- I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.
- Nearly all gone now, worse luck, and the guv'nor's arrived to read the riot act.
- You're a bad agent and you're worse luck.
- You go up there with the wrong attitude and come out with worse luck than you had before.
- With two kids and a beautiful wife, luck was on his side.
- You get three kisses for your birthday, and one for luck.
- An extra teaspoonful for luck could well be disaster.
- By now the only part of Mr. Rainsford's brewery left standing was the taproom kept for luck like an old horseshoe.
- Certainly there may be the odd chart or graph thrown in for luck but the basic requirement is for high quality text.
- I gave him one for luck on the back of his neck.
- Is he the kind of man to lend you the rings for luck for a short time?
- Now he gave it one last violent shake for luck.
- One for luck, and farewell.
- But had we sat down with her, we would have wished her good luck.
- Everyone wished each other good luck and Mould, Matron and Endill headed off to the library.
- I wish him luck and hope that after a couple of years he is transferred back!
- James wished me good luck and dashed off home.
- Lineker and Paul Gascoigne have both been in touch with Spurs to wish them good luck for the new season.
- She wishes me luck, opens the door to the bathroom, and disappears into a cloud of steam.
- Well, I wish you luck.
- Yet at the start of the day both sides had wished each other luck.
- The cleanup of the oil spill was helped by good weather and a lot of dumb luck.
- And finally good luck to Woodstock-based football manager Jim Smith the on Sunday.
- I sometimes could not believe my good luck, and was grateful for it.
- I want to know about good luck and bad luck.
- If they start talking high teens, good luck to them.
- Mac users are wishing Steve Jobs and company good luck.
- There's been good luck though, for Steve Bennett of Ross on Wye.
- Those for Diem were red, which signified good luck, and those for Bao Dai green, the color of misfortune.
- Why does a black cat bring good luck?
- All I say is: good luck to him.
- And all good luck to him.
- Big women can be as fit as anyone else and if so, good luck to them.
- If they start talking high teens, good luck to them.
- In which case, good luck to them both.
- Blown engines, driveshaft failures, the 1,500 mile long route is littered with hard luck stories.
- Can't have that, can we, not on top of all your other hard luck.
- Either the union is strong enough and can stand it, or it can t, and hard luck.
- If you don't like it then hard luck!
- If you don't then like the package, or find it doesn't fulfil one of your requirements, hard luck.
- Just one hard luck thing after another.
- There's the same familiar chords, beefed-up arrangements and hard luck stories, but not a lot of conviction.
- Whether it was the rent or just hard luck, many businesses at the mall also cleared out.
- Before farmers had to take pot luck over whether their ewes were pregnant.
- By sheer luck I had given Reuters their biggest news scoop since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
- He made it through sheer luck and by attaching himself to one guy after another and then stepping over them.
- She flung out her hands and caught the edge of the stone by sheer luck.
- So I guessed right; sheer luck.
- Would anybody see if I just nudged them over the edge for their sheer stupidity?
- But by a remarkable stroke of fortune we were saved from falling into error.
- But, in a strange stroke of luck, this fall occurred as Maximilian and his armies were approaching Ensisheim.
- I also had a stroke of luck when a Jehovah's Witness called at the door earlier.
- That, it turned out, was a stroke of luck.
- The years of work and attention were bearing fruit now, and suddenly this stroke of luck with Betty.
- Then I had a stroke of luck.
- True enough, you married him, and what a happy stroke of fortune for the candidate.
- Stern says he is tempted to try his luck as a candidate for mayor.
- But the next time Berger tried his luck, it produced a spectacular dividend.
- Fruity Fred the bull terrier took a fancy to the leggy lovely and thought he'd try his luck.
- He squatted down with a stick to try his luck.
- Ibn Battuta was always one to try his luck.
- Riker and I were chosen to try our luck again.
- So why not try your luck?
- Without a pub to be seen for miles we decided to try our luck in the bar of the hilton.
- You can try your luck in Scheffau, and even compete for a bronze, silver or gold medal.
- Bad luck for Venus, worse luck for the 12,000 fans, but hey, what can you do?
- I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.
- Nearly all gone now, worse luck, and the guv'nor's arrived to read the riot act.
- You're a bad agent and you're worse luck.
- You go up there with the wrong attitude and come out with worse luck than you had before.
WORD FAMILYadjectivelucky ≠ unluckylucklessnounluckadverbluckily ≠ unluckily
1success (also good luck) good things that happen to you by chance: You’re not having much luck today, are you? He’s had good luck with his roses this year. It was an incredible piece of luck.by luck It was only by luck that they managed to avoid hitting the rocks near the shore.2bad luck the bad things that happen to someone by chance, not because of something they did: I’ve had nothing but bad luck since I moved to this town.3chance when good or bad things happen to people by chance: Roulette is a game of luck.4with (any) luck/with a bit of luck spoken if things happen in the way that you want SYN hopefully: With a bit of luck, you might get a flight tomorrow.5wish somebody (the best of) luck to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do: She wished me luck in the exam, then left.6good luck/best of luck spoken used to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are going to do: Good luck in this enormous project you are undertaking.7good luck to somebody spoken used to say that you do not mind what someone does because it does not affect you: I say, good luck to him.8any luck?/no luck? spoken used to ask someone if they have succeeded in doing something: ‘Oh, there you are. Any luck?’ ‘No, I didn’t catch a single fish.’9be in luck to be able to do or get something, especially when you did not expect to: You’re in luck – it’s stopped snowing.10 be out of luck to be prevented from getting or doing something by bad luck: The team were out of luck again at Scarborough on Saturday.11do something for luck to do something because you think it might bring you good luck: She crossed her fingers for luck.12just my luck spoken used to say that you are not surprised something bad has happened to you, because you are usually unlucky: I didn’t get to the phone in time. Just my luck!13no such luck spoken used to say you are disappointed because something good that you hoped would happen did not happen: ‘Have you got Sunday off?’ ‘No such luck.’14better luck next time used to say that you hope someone will be more successful the next time they try to do something15as luck would have it used to say that something happened by chance: As luck would have it, my best friend is the most wonderful cook in the world.16try/chance your luck to do something because you hope you will be successful, even though you know you may not be: After the war my father went to Canada to try his luck at farming there.17be down on your luck to have no money because you have had a lot of bad luck over a long period of time: When someone is down on their luck, friends are very difficult to find.18the luck of the draw the result of chance rather than something you can control19some people have all the luck spoken used to say that you wish you had what someone else has20bad/hard/tough luck British English spoken used to express sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to someone → tough luck at tough1(7)21with/knowing somebody’s luck spoken used to say that you expect something bad to happen to someone because bad things often do happen to them: With my luck, I’d lose if I backed the only horse in a one horse race.22worse luck British English spoken unfortunately: ‘Would your boyfriend like a drink?’ ‘He’s not my boyfriend, worse luck!’23luck is on somebody’s side if luck is on someone’s side, things go well for them: Luck was on my side; all the traffic lights were green.24(one) for luck spoken used when you take, add, or do something for no particular reason, or in order to say that you hope good things happen → hard-luck story, → push your luck at push1(12)COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1, 2, & 3adjectivesgood luck· These birds are said to bring good luck.bad luck· His bad luck continued.sheer/pure luck (=chance, and not skill or effort)· She managed to catch hold of the rope by sheer luck.dumb luck American English (=sheer good luck, not influenced by anything you did)· Sometimes I think my success was really just dumb luck.beginner’s luck (=good luck that happens when you first try something)· He’d hit the center of the target. ‘Beginner’s luck, I guess,’ he said.verbshave good/bad luck· I’ve had a bit of bad luck.have more/less luck· I hope you have more luck in the next competition.have no luck (also not have much/any luck) (=not be lucky or successful)· I’d been looking for a job for weeks, but had had no luck.can’t believe your luck· I couldn’t believe my luck as my number was called out!have the (good/bad) luck to do something· He had the good luck to meet a man who could help him.somebody’s luck holds (=they continue having good luck)· Our luck held, and the weather remained fine.somebody’s luck runs out (=they stop having good luck)· Finally my luck ran out and they caught me.bring somebody (good/bad) luck· He always carried the stone in his pocket; he reckoned it brought him luck.phrasesa piece/stroke of luck (=something good that happens by chance)· What a piece of luck that he arrived when he did!a run of good/bad luck (=a series of good or bad things)· The team has had a run of bad luck lately, losing their last five games.a matter of luck (=something that depends on chance)· Winning is a matter of luck.an element of luck (=an amount of luck that is involved in something)· There is always an element of luck when hiring someone for a job.THESAURUSluck noun [uncountable] when good or bad things happen to people by chance: · The game involves an element of luck as well as skill.chance noun [uncountable] the way that some things happen without being planned or caused by people: · I met her by chance on a plane to Tokyo.· Like all top athletes, he leaves nothing to chance, and trains harder than anybody.fortune noun [uncountable] luck and the effect it has on your life: · I had the good fortune to work with some great people.· The tour was dogged by ill fortune (=it had a lot of bad luck) from the start.· Fortune has shone on the team so far this season (=they have been lucky).fate noun [uncountable] a power that some people believe controls what happens to people and which cannot be changed or stopped: · Fate dealt him a cruel blow with the death of his wife at the age of 32.· It must have been fate that brought them together, and fate that tore them apart.· We can’t just leave it to fate.providence noun [uncountable] a power which some people believe controls what happens in our lives and protects us: · Do you believe in divine providence (=God’s power to make things happen)?· Her life was mapped out for her by providence.fluke noun [countable usually singular] informal something good that happens because of luck: · Their second goal was a fluke.· They won by a fluke.luck1 nounluck2 verb
luckluck2 verb VERB TABLE
luck
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | luck |
| he, she, it | lucks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lucked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lucked |
| he, she, it | has lucked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lucked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will luck |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lucked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am lucking |
| he, she, it | is lucking | |
| you, we, they | are lucking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was lucking |
| you, we, they | were lucking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lucking |
| he, she, it | has been lucking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lucking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lucking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lucking |
Longman Language Activatora lucky person
if you are lucky , good things happen to you and things go well for you, because you have good luck and not because of hard work, careful planning etc: · Isn't she lucky - she can eat what she wants and she never gets fat.· There are monkeys and zebra, and if you're lucky you might see a lion.lucky to do something: · I'm lucky to live in a nice house and be married to such a nice man.lucky (that): · Arthur left the front door unlocked - we're lucky that nothing was stolen.lucky with: · Apart from the sprained ankle, I've been very lucky with injuries (=I haven't had many).think/count yourself lucky (=used to say that someone should consider themselves lucky): · He should count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the whole fiasco.
lucky, especially when you are luckier than other people. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: · David managed to escape, but the others were not so fortunate.fortunate to do something: · I am fortunate to work in a school where all the children are extremely motivated.
British informal use this about someone who is lucky to be able to do something, when you are jealous because you would like to do it: · That jammy devil Steve has got out of the washing up again.
to be lucky, especially because you get the thing that you wanted although you did not really expect to get it: · You're in luck, there are still a few tickets left.· If you like Californian wine you could be in luck - we are giving away 100 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.
you say some people have all the luck when you are talking about someone who is always very lucky, especially when you are jealous of their good luck: · It costs a fortune to buy a Porsche - some people have all the luck.
to be lucky all the time, so that although you are often in dangerous situations, it seems that nothing can harm you: · By his own admission he had led a charmed life. He had survived a train crash when he was seventeen.
British you say it's all right for some when you think someone else is lucky because they are enjoying themselves, having an easy life etc and you are jealous of them: · You're going to Hawaii? It's all right for some!· It's all right for some. I've got to stay in and work this evening.
to be lucky because you have the chance to do something you wanted to do or something that most other people do not have the chance to do: · I went along to the audition with everyone else, and was lucky enough to get the part.· In 1957 I had the good fortune to be invited on a lecture tour of Switzerland.
to be successful or get into a good situation as a result of good luck, especially after you have been experiencing difficulty: · Nathan had a series of jobs where he wasn't happy, but this time he's really fallen on his feet.· Don't worry about Nina -- she always falls on her feet.
to be lucky because you are in a particular place when something good is offered or becomes available: · "You did well to get that contract.'' "Not really, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.''· Being a successful news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time.
American informal an expression meaning to be very lucky on a particular occasion: · I didn't have any idea what I was doing, but I lucked out and wound up with a good job.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We wish him the best of luck with this venture. We decided not to chance our luck in the storm. I need a bit of good luck. It really was an extraordinary piece of luck. What rotten luck! Losing my job was the start of a run of bad luck that year. I’ll just have to trust to luck that it works out okay. He shook my hand and wished me luck.
We wish him the best of luck with this venture. We decided not to chance our luck in the storm. I need a bit of good luck. (=continues to be good) If our luck holds, we could reach the final.
If our luck holds, we could reach the final. It really was an extraordinary piece of luck.· He had discovered the truth by pure chance.
What rotten luck! Losing my job was the start of a run of bad luck that year. I’ll just have to trust to luck that it works out okay. He shook my hand and wished me luck.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► beginner’s luck► knowing my luck► push your luck/push it► tough luck!
luck out phrasal verb American English informal to be lucky: - The cleanup of the oil spill was helped by good weather and a lot of dumb luck.
- And finally good luck to Woodstock-based football manager Jim Smith the on Sunday.
- I sometimes could not believe my good luck, and was grateful for it.
- I want to know about good luck and bad luck.
- If they start talking high teens, good luck to them.
- Mac users are wishing Steve Jobs and company good luck.
- There's been good luck though, for Steve Bennett of Ross on Wye.
- Those for Diem were red, which signified good luck, and those for Bao Dai green, the color of misfortune.
- Why does a black cat bring good luck?
- All I say is: good luck to him.
- And all good luck to him.
- Big women can be as fit as anyone else and if so, good luck to them.
- If they start talking high teens, good luck to them.
- In which case, good luck to them both.
- Blown engines, driveshaft failures, the 1,500 mile long route is littered with hard luck stories.
- Can't have that, can we, not on top of all your other hard luck.
- Either the union is strong enough and can stand it, or it can t, and hard luck.
- If you don't like it then hard luck!
- If you don't then like the package, or find it doesn't fulfil one of your requirements, hard luck.
- Just one hard luck thing after another.
- There's the same familiar chords, beefed-up arrangements and hard luck stories, but not a lot of conviction.
- Whether it was the rent or just hard luck, many businesses at the mall also cleared out.
- Before farmers had to take pot luck over whether their ewes were pregnant.
- By sheer luck I had given Reuters their biggest news scoop since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
- He made it through sheer luck and by attaching himself to one guy after another and then stepping over them.
- She flung out her hands and caught the edge of the stone by sheer luck.
- So I guessed right; sheer luck.
- Would anybody see if I just nudged them over the edge for their sheer stupidity?
- But by a remarkable stroke of fortune we were saved from falling into error.
- But, in a strange stroke of luck, this fall occurred as Maximilian and his armies were approaching Ensisheim.
- I also had a stroke of luck when a Jehovah's Witness called at the door earlier.
- That, it turned out, was a stroke of luck.
- The years of work and attention were bearing fruit now, and suddenly this stroke of luck with Betty.
- Then I had a stroke of luck.
- True enough, you married him, and what a happy stroke of fortune for the candidate.
- Stern says he is tempted to try his luck as a candidate for mayor.
- But the next time Berger tried his luck, it produced a spectacular dividend.
- Fruity Fred the bull terrier took a fancy to the leggy lovely and thought he'd try his luck.
- He squatted down with a stick to try his luck.
- Ibn Battuta was always one to try his luck.
- Riker and I were chosen to try our luck again.
- So why not try your luck?
- Without a pub to be seen for miles we decided to try our luck in the bar of the hilton.
- You can try your luck in Scheffau, and even compete for a bronze, silver or gold medal.
- Bad luck for Venus, worse luck for the 12,000 fans, but hey, what can you do?
- I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.
- Nearly all gone now, worse luck, and the guv'nor's arrived to read the riot act.
- You're a bad agent and you're worse luck.
- You go up there with the wrong attitude and come out with worse luck than you had before.
Yeah, we really lucked out and got a parking space right in front.