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单词 thank one's lucky stars
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thank one's lucky stars


Be grateful for good fortune, as in I thank my lucky stars that I wasn't on that plane that crashed. This phrase, which reflects the ancient belief in the influence of stars over human destinies, appeared in slightly different form in Ben Jonson's play Every Man Out of His Humour (1599): “I thank my Stars for it.” The exact locution dates from the 1800s and is more a general expression of relief than of belief in the stars' protection. Also see thank god.

Words nearby thank one's lucky stars

thankee, thankful, thankfully, thank God, thankless, thank one's lucky stars, thanks, thanksgiver, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, thanks to
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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