thank lucky stars
thank (one's) lucky stars
To express appreciation for a beneficial occurrence. You should thank your lucky stars that you managed to avoid that violent car accident. We thank our lucky stars that we were able to get a home in this neighborhood at such a reasonable price.
See also: lucky, star, thank
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
thank one's lucky stars
Fig. to be thankful for one's luck. You can thank your lucky stars that I was there to help you. I thank my lucky stars that I studied the right things for the test.
See also: lucky, star, thank
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
thank one's lucky stars, to
To be grateful for good fortune. In ancient and medieval times, the stars were believed to have a powerful influence over the lives and destinies of human beings. Thanking them for good fortune, therefore, was a bit of superstitious politeness. Ben Jonson used the term “I thank my Starres for it” in his play, Every Man Out of His Humour (1599). The modern variant came into use during the last century and is more an expression of general relief at emerging unscathed from some dilemma than of belief in celestial influence.
See also: lucky, thank
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- thank (one's) lucky stars
- thank one's lucky stars
- thank your lucky stars
- thank one's lucky stars, to
- thank you
- thank you awfully
- awfully
- thank (one) for (something)
- thank for
- thank you for the lift