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Definition of lucky in English: luckyadjectiveluckier, luckiest ˈlʌkiˈləki Having, bringing, or resulting from good luck. you had a very lucky escape Example sentencesExamples - I never was lucky in love and I thought that you were the one.
- My mother was one of the lucky few who looked gorgeous when they cried.
- Such sights make us guys realise how lucky we are after all.
- She felt so lucky to be the one able to have this son.
- And I was extremely lucky to escape without any injuries.
- I am one of those lucky few, who could have played any sport.
- Only a few people are lucky enough to find their soulmates.
- We've been lucky with the weather, but there's no way it's going to hold.
- But a lot of people here, you know, they feel pretty lucky just to get that.
- We are lucky to live in a democracy and should not waste this opportunity.
- I don't know how I got so lucky to get a girlfriend like you.
- But he thinks himself lucky in a way.
- The mistake is quickly discovered, but the soldier counts himself incredibly lucky.
- A lucky few have mosquito nets and under each of them huddle several athletes.
- Bands should think themselves lucky to achieve such heights just once in their careers.
- Many anglers are lucky to catch one or two fish per season.
- If you've never heard that song, count yourself incredibly lucky.
- But talking to Tomas, I realise how incredibly lucky I am.
- See, it's times like these when I realise how lucky I am.
- If I'm lucky enough to survive I will probably be wheelchair-bound by then.
Synonyms fortunate, in luck, blessed, blessed with good luck, favoured, born under a lucky star, charmed successful, prosperous, happy advantaged, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth British informal jammy providential, fortunate, advantageous, timely, opportune, serendipitous, expedient, heaven-sent, auspicious, propitious, felicitous, convenient, apt chance, fortuitous, accidental, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for, coincidental informal fluky
Phrases 1informal Experience good luck. if you're flying into Toronto from the south you might get lucky and see Niagara Falls we got lucky with the weather Example sentencesExamples - I kind of fell into Web design while studying marketing and somehow got lucky, to be honest.
- Success, he explains, boils down to being smart enough to know when you're getting lucky, then grabbing the opportunity.
- Attackers run random numbers through the system, and occasionally get lucky.
- When people get lucky in business, they are often convinced that it is not luck at all that brought them good fortune.
- You guys got lucky this weekend - didn't see much of a snowstorm.
- I got lucky the very first morning I went looking for office space.
- Pundits will get lucky from time to time of course, but luck tends to run out eventually.
- Just days before the midterm elections, a handful of Republican candidates got lucky.
- Often, it is pretty easy to spot the upcoming publishing industry trends, and you may just get lucky if your work tallies with the popular publications at the time.
- Okay, you might get lucky and win a decent prize (by matching five or more numbers), but the odds are massively stacked against you.
- My daughter tried twice to get us tickets and we couldn't believe it when she got lucky.
- They might get lucky and spot some of the wildlife which lives in the area.
- 1.1Have sex, especially in the context of a casual encounter.
that girl playing pool definitely gave you the eye—you might get lucky tonight! Example sentencesExamples - Hey, it's not my fault Mike's getting lucky tonight.
- Yep, first night-time date and maybe, just maybe I'll get lucky too.
- The horror half of the story isn't as prominent, with the occasional chase through the dark woods at night, or the girls stabbing some poor guy who thinks he's about to get lucky.
- On another occasion, she claimed her boss publicly humiliated her by saying she might "get lucky" at a wedding and wake up next to someone.
- Next time you're planning a big night out, remember these tips and hopefully you'll get lucky.
- I don't know ... maybe he's getting lucky with a cheerleader by Crystal Lake?
- You led me on, told me that I'd get lucky with you tonight.
- "I see you got lucky last night," she mumbled as she passed into the kitchen.
- If Shawn got lucky (which he normally did every night), his cell was probably turned off to keep it from ringing at the wrong moment.
lucky devil (or lucky you, her, etc.) Used to express envy at someone else's good fortune. ‘I shan't bother working tonight.’ ‘Lucky you.’ Example sentencesExamples - Just heard that Greg is going to London next April for work - lucky him.
- Yes, lucky you, you who glide through the chaos of the world like the pope in his popemobile.
- If he gets off to negative publicity, well, lucky him.
- And hey, lucky you, they want to send it through your bank account and give you a commission.
- So what are you waiting for, you lucky devil?
- Several brave souls dressed up to celebrate the occasion, and lucky you, you get to meet four of them.
- Paulina loves you! You lucky devil, you!
you (or he etc.) will be lucky (or should be so lucky) Used to imply in an ironic or resigned way that someone's wishes or expectations are unlikely to be fulfilled. ‘A shirt would be nice.’ ‘You'll be lucky.’ Example sentencesExamples - No, it wasn't a robot that wrote the column last week - I should be so lucky - but that's a good guess.
- He will have to have his ministerial warrant renewed after the next election, if he should be so lucky.
- The differences are more significant - he was hugely popular, massively beloved, a Minnesota cultural icon, and I should be so lucky.
- You're a good man, and she should be so lucky as to get to keep you!
- In view of the current weakness in corporation tax receipts - he should be so lucky.
- I wasn't made for Kylie - she should be so lucky.
- He goes swimming every day - I should be so lucky - and it's on my nickel.
- How I envy your ability to get over things and move on. I should be so lucky.
- Pick out as much clothing as you can and pile it onto your shopping partner's arm or carriage, if you should be so lucky.
- Of course, I should be so lucky as to make 30 money-losing films.
Derivatives noun ˈlʌkɪnəsˈləkinəs I know somewhere in my bones that this would inevitably lead to more ‘examples’ of particular ‘good luck’ which would further reinforce my general sense of luckiness. Example sentencesExamples - The first question of this scale asks people to indicate their perceived luckiness, the second their perceived unluckiness.
- Sometimes we have a tendency to identify happiness with luckiness.
- When a player loses his luckiness bankroll is debited by the sum of the bets multiplied by his probability of losing.
- If you consider yourself ‘Lucky’, then when good things happen to you you attribute it to your luckiness, but when bad things happen, you ignore them or find something else to blame.
Rhymes clucky, ducky, happy-go-lucky, Kentucky, mucky, plucky, yucky Definition of lucky in US English: luckyadjectiveˈləkiˈləkē Having, bringing, or resulting from good luck. you had a very lucky escape Example sentencesExamples - She felt so lucky to be the one able to have this son.
- Only a few people are lucky enough to find their soulmates.
- But he thinks himself lucky in a way.
- I am one of those lucky few, who could have played any sport.
- I don't know how I got so lucky to get a girlfriend like you.
- We are lucky to live in a democracy and should not waste this opportunity.
- And I was extremely lucky to escape without any injuries.
- Many anglers are lucky to catch one or two fish per season.
- My mother was one of the lucky few who looked gorgeous when they cried.
- We've been lucky with the weather, but there's no way it's going to hold.
- If I'm lucky enough to survive I will probably be wheelchair-bound by then.
- I never was lucky in love and I thought that you were the one.
- Such sights make us guys realise how lucky we are after all.
- But talking to Tomas, I realise how incredibly lucky I am.
- If you've never heard that song, count yourself incredibly lucky.
- Bands should think themselves lucky to achieve such heights just once in their careers.
- A lucky few have mosquito nets and under each of them huddle several athletes.
- The mistake is quickly discovered, but the soldier counts himself incredibly lucky.
- See, it's times like these when I realise how lucky I am.
- But a lot of people here, you know, they feel pretty lucky just to get that.
Synonyms fortunate, in luck, blessed, blessed with good luck, favoured, born under a lucky star, charmed providential, fortunate, advantageous, timely, opportune, serendipitous, expedient, heaven-sent, auspicious, propitious, felicitous, convenient, apt
Phrases 1informal Experience good luck. if you're flying into Toronto from the south you might get lucky and see Niagara Falls we got lucky with the weather Example sentencesExamples - Success, he explains, boils down to being smart enough to know when you're getting lucky, then grabbing the opportunity.
- I kind of fell into Web design while studying marketing and somehow got lucky, to be honest.
- Just days before the midterm elections, a handful of Republican candidates got lucky.
- When people get lucky in business, they are often convinced that it is not luck at all that brought them good fortune.
- My daughter tried twice to get us tickets and we couldn't believe it when she got lucky.
- Attackers run random numbers through the system, and occasionally get lucky.
- Often, it is pretty easy to spot the upcoming publishing industry trends, and you may just get lucky if your work tallies with the popular publications at the time.
- Pundits will get lucky from time to time of course, but luck tends to run out eventually.
- I got lucky the very first morning I went looking for office space.
- Okay, you might get lucky and win a decent prize (by matching five or more numbers), but the odds are massively stacked against you.
- They might get lucky and spot some of the wildlife which lives in the area.
- You guys got lucky this weekend - didn't see much of a snowstorm.
- 1.1Have sex, especially in the context of a casual encounter.
that girl definitely gave you the eye—you might get lucky tonight! Example sentencesExamples - On another occasion, she claimed her boss publicly humiliated her by saying she might "get lucky" at a wedding and wake up next to someone.
- Yep, first night-time date and maybe, just maybe I'll get lucky too.
- Hey, it's not my fault Mike's getting lucky tonight.
- If Shawn got lucky (which he normally did every night), his cell was probably turned off to keep it from ringing at the wrong moment.
- You led me on, told me that I'd get lucky with you tonight.
- Next time you're planning a big night out, remember these tips and hopefully you'll get lucky.
- "I see you got lucky last night," she mumbled as she passed into the kitchen.
- I don't know ... maybe he's getting lucky with a cheerleader by Crystal Lake?
- The horror half of the story isn't as prominent, with the occasional chase through the dark woods at night, or the girls stabbing some poor guy who thinks he's about to get lucky.
lucky devil (or lucky you, her, etc.) Used to express envy at someone else's good fortune. Example sentencesExamples - Yes, lucky you, you who glide through the chaos of the world like the pope in his popemobile.
- So what are you waiting for, you lucky devil?
- Just heard that Greg is going to London next April for work - lucky him.
- Paulina loves you! You lucky devil, you!
- Several brave souls dressed up to celebrate the occasion, and lucky you, you get to meet four of them.
- If he gets off to negative publicity, well, lucky him.
- And hey, lucky you, they want to send it through your bank account and give you a commission.
you (or he etc.) should be so lucky Used to imply in an ironic or resigned way that someone's wishes or expectations are unlikely to be fulfilled. “Moving in?” “You should be so lucky.” Example sentencesExamples - No, it wasn't a robot that wrote the column last week - I should be so lucky - but that's a good guess.
- How I envy your ability to get over things and move on. I should be so lucky.
- The differences are more significant - he was hugely popular, massively beloved, a Minnesota cultural icon, and I should be so lucky.
- Of course, I should be so lucky as to make 30 money-losing films.
- You're a good man, and she should be so lucky as to get to keep you!
- He will have to have his ministerial warrant renewed after the next election, if he should be so lucky.
- He goes swimming every day - I should be so lucky - and it's on my nickel.
- I wasn't made for Kylie - she should be so lucky.
- In view of the current weakness in corporation tax receipts - he should be so lucky.
- Pick out as much clothing as you can and pile it onto your shopping partner's arm or carriage, if you should be so lucky.
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