- luck out
- suddenly get lucky when it looks like you won't succeed
He lucked out with the concert tickets and was able to get four of them.
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luck out
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luck out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Suddenly to get lucky when in fact the odds are against one s succeeding. * /I was sure I was going to miss the train as I was three minutes late, but I lucked out, the train was five minutes late./ 2. To be… … Dictionary of American idioms
luck out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Suddenly to get lucky when in fact the odds are against one s succeeding. * /I was sure I was going to miss the train as I was three minutes late, but I lucked out, the train was five minutes late./ 2. To be… … Dictionary of American idioms
luck out — verb succeed by luck I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot • Syn: ↑hit the jackpot • Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑win, ↑come through, ↑bring home the bacon, ↑deliver the goods … Useful english dictionary
luck out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms luck out : present tense I/you/we/they luck out he/she/it lucks out present participle lucking out past tense lucked out past participle lucked out informal to be lucky … English dictionary
luck out — PHRASAL VERB If you luck out, you get some advantage or are successful because you have good luck. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V P] Was he born to be successful, or did he just luck out? … English dictionary
luck out — in. to be fortunate; to strike it lucky. □ I really lucked out when I ordered the duck. It’s excellent. □ I didn’t luck out at all. I rarely make the right choice … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
luck-out — v. have bad luck; to run out of luck (Slang) v. (Slang) have good luck; succeed by total luck; be lucky in an unexpected manner (e.g.: I was worried because I was not prepared to give a report at the management meeting, but I lucked out because… … English contemporary dictionary
luck out — verb a) To experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky. I lucked out and got the last two tickets to the big show. b) To have run out of luck. I lucked out and failed to get the tickets … Wiktionary
Luck-out — run out of luck; have bad luck … Dictionary of Australian slang
luck-out — Australian Slang run out of luck; have bad luck … English dialects glossary
luck out — have good luck, a lucky break She lucked out at the casino. She won a thousand dollars … English idioms
