单词 | born under a lucky star |
释义 | born under a lucky starVery fortunate, as in Peter comes out ahead no matter what he tries; he was born under a lucky star. That stars influence human lives is an ancient idea, and lucky star was used by writers from Shakespeare to the present. The precise phrase appears in a compendium of English idioms compiled by J. Burvenich in 1905. Also see thank one's lucky stars. Words nearby born under a lucky starBornholm disease, Bornholm disease virus, bornite, Borno, Bornu, born under a lucky star, born with a silver spoon, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born yesterday, bornyl acetate, bornyl formate 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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