| 单词 | lucky charm |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslucky charm lucky charm n. something believed to bring good luck (cf. charm n.1 1a); (in later use also) a person believed to bring good luck. ΚΠ 1700 C. Hickman 14 Serm. i. 13 The fond imaginations of a sickly brain: such as are all artificial Prognostications, unlucky Omens, and lucky Charms. 1865 Illustr. Times 25 Feb. 126/1 The origin of the use of the ‘cast’ shoe as a lucky charm..is not easy to determine. 1955 Sun (Baltimore) 9 July 12/2 Leo is convinced Willie is his lucky charm in any sort of ball game. 1990 J. Leavy Squeeze Play ii. 90 A lion's tongue fell out of Juan's back pocket... Arroyo said it was his lucky charm, but the umpire gave him the heave anyway and confiscated the tongue. 2012 Daily Tel. 5 July 3/1 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are fast becoming Murray's lucky charm after seeing him reach the quarter-finals last year. < as lemmas |
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