it is better to be born lucky than rich
it is better to be born lucky than rich
proverb Because one can lose their wealth, luck is the better thing to have. Who cares that my parents didn't have much money? It is better to be born lucky than rich, right?
See also: better, born, lucky, rich
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
It is better to be born lucky than rich.
Prov. If you are born rich, you may lose your money, but if you are born lucky, you will always get what you need or want just by chance. Maybe your family doesn't have a lot of money, but you are lucky, you know. And it's better to be born lucky than rich.
See also: better, born, lucky, rich
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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- all to the better
- so much the better
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- (one had) better get moving
- be better placed
- be well, ideally, better, etc. placed for something/to do something
- ideally
- couldn't be better
- better half, my