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good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance: He had no luck finding work.
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a combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person: She's had nothing but bad luck all year.
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Out of luck
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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luck into/onto, to meet, acquire, become, etc., by good luck: She lucked into a great job.
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luck out, to have an instance or run of exceptionally good luck: He lucked out when he made a hole in one during the tournament.
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Idiomsluck upon, to come across by chance: to luck upon a profitable investment.
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down on one's luck, in unfortunate circumstances; unlucky: She hated to see her old friend so down on her luck.
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in luck, lucky; fortunate: We were in luck, for the bakery was still open.
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luck of the draw, the luck one has in or as if in drawing cards.
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out of luck, unlucky; unfortunate: When it comes to getting World Series tickets, we're usually out of luck.
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push one's luck, Informal. to try to make too much of an opportunity; go too far. Also, crowd one's luck.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English luk < Middle Dutch luc, aphetic form of gelucke; cognate with G. Glück
1400–50; late Middle English luk < Middle Dutch luc, aphetic form of gelucke; cognate with G. Glück
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Word Origin & History
luck
15c. from M.Du. luc, shortening of gheluc "happiness, good fortune," of unknown origin. Related to M.H.G. g(e)lücke, Ger. Glück "fortune, good luck." Perhaps first borrowed in English as a gambling term. To luck out "succeed through luck" makes a verb of it, Amer.Eng. colloquial, first attested
EXPAND1954.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
out of luck
Having bad fortune, experiencing a misfortune, as in You're out of luck if you want a copy; we just sold the last one. This expression, first recorded in 1867, assumes that good fortune is a finite quantity that one can run out of. However, it generally applies to more temporary circumstances than being down on one's luck.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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