godsendnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈɡɒd.send/us/ˈɡɑːd.send/informalsomething good that happens unexpectedly, especially at a time when it is needed:
The grant was a real godsend, especially considering the theatre was going to be shut down next month.
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Good luck and bad luck
- a blessing in disguise idiom
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- be a good idiom
- be bad luck on sb idiom
- be down on your luck idiom
- blessing
- favour
- grace
- hapless
- happenstance
- happily
- hard luck! idiom
- lap
- mischance
- misfortune
- mishap
- mixed blessing
- Murphy's law
- shame
- stroke
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