Certainty & Possibility - Luck & Chance

Dive into English idioms regarding luck and chance, like "catch a break" and "knock on wood".

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lucky Devil

used to describe a person who is considered lucky

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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

[interjection]

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knock on wood

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

[interjection]

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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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