Certainty & Possibility - Luck & Chance
Dive into English idioms regarding luck and chance, like "catch a break" and "knock on wood".
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used to describe a person who is considered lucky
![{one's} luck [is] in](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/17547/thumb/lucky/350?type=jpeg "{one's} luck [is] in")
used to emphasize how lucky a person is or how successful they are
used to say that it is typical of a person to experience an unfortunate event
used to say that one is used to something bad happening to one, due to having bad luck
said after a positive statement to hypothetically assure the continuation of good luck
something that solely depends on chance
a fortunate event that helps in a difficult situation
![to [take] pot luck](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43102/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [take] pot luck")
to try to do or achieve something knowing that one might not succeed
![to [fly] by the seat of {one's} pants](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/45992/thumb/350?type=jpeg "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
![to [catch] a break](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/46676/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [catch] a break")
to experience some luck
![to [strike] gold](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/41800/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [strike] gold")
to have great success with something, particularly something that brings one a lot of money
| Certainty & Possibility | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Certainty | Uncertainty | Unlikely Situations | Impossibility |
| Luck & Chance | Possibility | Likelihood | Expectations |
| Unexpected | Unbelievable | Definite or Unavoidable | |
