lucky
adjective /ˈlʌki/
/ˈlʌki/
(comparative luckier, superlative luckiest)
Idioms - having good luck synonym fortunate
- lucky to do something His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
- She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
- lucky (that) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
- In terms of my career I feel incredibly lucky.
- You can think yourself lucky you didn't get mugged.
- She counted herself lucky that she still had a job.
- Mark is one of the lucky ones—he at least has somewhere to sleep.
- the lucky winners
- He was among the lucky ones whose works were approved.
Extra Examples- That was just plain lucky.
- We've been pretty lucky so far.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- get
- strike
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- with
- being the result of good luck
- lucky for somebody that… It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
- lucky for somebody Lucky for her, a police car was passing.
- lucky (that) It is lucky (that) neither were killed in the accident.
- That was the luckiest escape of my life.
- a lucky guess
- A lucky find on the edge of the Cotswolds is helping archaeologists discover what life was like in Roman Britain.
- I had a lucky break when I left school getting a job on local radio.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- get
- strike
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- with
- bringing good luck
- a lucky charm
- The team thinks of me as their lucky mascot.
see also happy-go-lucky
Idioms
get lucky (informal)
- to have good luck
- She hopes that some day she'll get lucky and win the jackpot.
- to meet somebody new and have sex with them
- Mike's hoping to get lucky tonight.
lucky you, me, etc.
- (informal) used to show that you think somebody is lucky to have something, be able to do something, etc.
- ‘I'm off to Paris.’ ‘Lucky you!’
strike (it) lucky
- (informal) to have good luck
- We certainly struck it lucky with the weather.
thank your lucky stars
- to feel very grateful and lucky about something
- Just thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.
third time lucky
(US English third time is the charm)
- used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third timeTopics Successc2
you’ll be lucky
- (informal) used to tell somebody that something that they are expecting probably will not happen
- ‘I was hoping to get a ticket for Saturday.’ ‘You'll be lucky.’
you, etc. should be so lucky
- (informal) used to tell somebody that they will probably not get what they are hoping for, and may not deserve it