luck of the draw

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luck of the draw definition


  1. n.
    the results of chance; the lack of any choice. : The team was assembled by chance. It was just the luck of the draw that we could work so well together.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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luck of the draw

Pure chance, as in It isn't anyone's faultit's just the luck of the draw. This expression alludes to the random drawing of a playing card. [Mid-1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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