Search results for 'luck':

luck noun 1 chance, especially as it is perceived as influencing someone's life at specific points in time • felt luck was on his side so he kept on betting. 2 good fortune. 3 events in life which cannot be controlled and seem to happen by chance • She's had nothing but bad luck. luckless adj. down on one's luck experiencing problems or suffering hardship. Good luck! an exclamation wishing someone success in some venture they are about to undertake. in luck fortunate • You're in luck; there's just one left. just my, our, his, etc luck colloq expressing how typical an unwelcome situation, event, outcome, etc is • Red wine all down my white shirt! Just my luck! luck of the draw a chance someone takes. luck of the Irish extreme good fortune. no such luck - colloq unfortunately not. out of luck unfortunate • You're out of luck we sold the last one yesterday. push one's luck colloq to keep on doing something even when one is aware that something might well go wrong. Tough luck! colloq expressing either genuine or mock sympathy to someone who has suffered a misfortune. try or test one's luck to attempt something without being sure of the outcome. worse luck colloq unfortunately.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from Dutch luk.