Luck in English
- luck⇄expr. as luck would have it, as it happened; just by chance.
Ex. [She] fell in love with Mexico and, as luck would have it, an elegant band of Mexicans reciprocated (New York Times). - luck⇄expr. down on one's luck, (Informal.) having bad luck; unlucky.
Ex. He would not hesitate to give money to anyone down on his luck (London Times). - luck⇄expr. in luck, having good luck; fortunate; lucky.
Ex. I am in luck today: I found a quarter. - luck⇄expr. out of luck, having bad luck; unlucky.
Ex. In the big storm, the fishermen were out of luck. - luck⇄expr. push one's luck, (Informal.) to carry one's advantage too far.
Ex. Would you, I asked, pushing my luck, admit His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia? (Punch). - luck⇄expr. try one's luck, to see what one can do.
Ex. He tried his luck at various jobs until he found one that suited him. - luck⇄expr. worse luck, unfortunately.
Ex. Worse luck, it rained. - luck⇄luck, noun, verb.
- luck⇄noun 1. that which seems to happen or come to one by chance; fortune; chance.
Ex. Luck favored me, and I won. There is no luck in literary reputation (Emerson).
2. good luck; success, prosperity, or advantage coming by chance.
Ex. to w - luck⇄v.i., v.t. (Informal.) to come by sheerest chance or luck.
Ex. I will admit that a number of them have lucked in on me while I was backing good, sensible 30-1 shots, but I have never let that affect my basic thinking about horse racing (New Yorker)
Luck in Kashmiri कॉशुर
Luck in Sindhi سنڌي
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