Collocations for "luck"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "luck" in context.
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luck
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- have [good, bad, poor, rotten] luck
- had nothing but [good] luck (all month)
- luck was on her side
- luck was [favoring, smiling on] them
- luck played [a vital, an important, no] part
- it's not a [case, matter, question] of luck
- wish me luck!
- good luck!
- good luck [with, in] your [exam, test, interview]!
- good luck for [tomorrow]!
- best of luck!
- wished her the best of luck [in, with] (her exam)
- UK: wish you the luck of the Irish
- wish you all the luck in the world
- [bad, tough] luck!
- that was [such, just] bad luck!
- I have the worst luck!
- had no luck (at all) finding [work, a buyer, her friend]
- better luck next time!
- don't push your luck!
- am afraid you're out of luck
- You're in luck; she's [here, in the office, single].
- with a (little) bit of luck we [can, might, should]
- as luck would have it
- the [gambler, actor, player] was down on his luck
- luck was (not) with him (when)
- knowing her luck, she'll probably [lose, get the job]
- you make your own luck
'luck' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Irish
- attribute
- bad
- bit
- chalk
- chance
- clover
- coconut
- combination
- curse
- dose
- down
- drought
- dumb
- ebb
- envy
- game
- grudge
- guilty
- hard
- have
- hunting
- jolly
- ladder
- lady
- largely
- out
- pale
- pebble
- pendant
- pluck
- press
- pure
- pursue
- push
- relish
- rotten
- run
- share
- sheer
- shine
- sincerely
- slice
- smile
- some
- strain
- streak
- stretch
- stroke
- subdued