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Zekerheid en Mogelijkheid - Geluk en kans

Duik in Engelse idiomen over geluk en toeval, zoals "vang een pauze" en "klop op hout".

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English idioms related to Certainty & Possibility
lucky Devil

used to describe a person who is considered lucky

gelukkige duivel, lucky devil

gelukkige duivel, lucky devil

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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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Definitie & Betekenis van "{one's} luck [is] in"
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

dit is gewoon mijn pech!, zoals altijd!

dit is gewoon mijn pech!, zoals altijd!

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knock on wood

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

op hout kloppen, klop op hout

op hout kloppen, klop op hout

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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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