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luck out
verb
- to have good fortune; be lucky
the US economy lucked out for most of the decade
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Idioms and Phrases
Also, luck into . Gain success or something desirable through good fortune. For example, We lucked out and found the same rug for half the price , or Nell and Dave lucked into a terrific apartment . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]Discover More
Example Sentences
The other half went to Los Angeles to seek fame and fortune as we shook our heads pityingly: Good luck out there, kids.
Here's Mr Gordon did have a stroke of luck out there;—quite wonderful!
A boy would better put 15 luck out of his mind if he means to accomplish anything.
I was just a wonderful leathery great joss that had come up with luck out of the water.
"I am a machinist, and want to try my luck out West," said another young man hailing from a manufacturing town in Massachusetts.
Well, belike they were lovers bickering, and we may wish them luck out of that.
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