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Gewissheit und Möglichkeit - Glück und Zufall

Tauchen Sie ein in englische Redewendungen zum Thema Glück und Zufall, wie „catch a break“ und „knock on wood“.

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English idioms related to Certainty & Possibility
lucky Devil

used to describe a person who is considered lucky

glücklicher Teufel, glücksvogel

glücklicher Teufel, glücksvogel

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one's luck is in

used to emphasize how lucky a person is or how successful they are

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story of one's life

used to say that it is typical of a person to experience an unfortunate event

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just my luck

used to say that one is used to something bad happening to one, due to having bad luck

typische Pech für mich!, da sieht man mal wieder!

typische Pech für mich!, da sieht man mal wieder!

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knock on wood

said after a positive statement to hypothetically assure the continuation of good luck

auf Holz klopfen, klopf auf Holz

auf Holz klopfen, klopf auf Holz

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the luck of the draw

something that solely depends on chance

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to take pot luck

to try to do or achieve something knowing that one might not succeed

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to fly by the seat of one's pants

to do something by solely relying on one's instincts, due to a lack of proper knowledge or experience

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to catch a break

to experience some luck

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to strike gold

to have great success with something, particularly something that brings one a lot of money

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