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词组 luck
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LUCK
as luck would have it
by good or bad luck; as it turned out; by chance.
As luck would have it, we had a flat tire.As luck would have it, the check came in the mail today.
Break a leg!
good luck. (Theatrical slang. This is said to actors before a performance instead of Good luck.)
Before the play, John said to Mary, "Break a leg!"Saying "Break a leg!" before a performance is an old theatrical tradition.
by the seat of one's pants
by sheer luck and very little skill. (Informal. Especially with to fly.)
I got through school by the seat of my pants.The jungle pilot spent most of his days flying by the seat of his pants.
by the skin of one's teeth
just barely; by an amount equal to the thickness of the (imaginary) skin on one's teeth. (Informal or slang.)
I got through that class by the skin of my teeth.I got to the airport late and missed the plane by the skin of my teeth.
down on one's luck
without any money; unlucky. (Euphemistic for broke.)
Can you lend me twenty dollars? I've been down on my luck lately.The gambler had to get a job because he had been down on his luck and didn't earn enough money to live on.
get a break
to have good fortune; to receive a bit of luck.
Mary is going to get a break.I wish I'd get a lucky break.Why don't I have a lucky break when I need one?She's got a lucky break and doesn't even know it.
have a run of bad luck
to have bad luck repeatedly; to have bad luck happen a number of times.
I have had a run of bad luck, and I have no more money to spend.The company had a run of bad luck over the last few years.
have one's luck run out
for one's good luck to stop; for one's good fortune to come to an end.
I had my luck run out when I was in South America. I nearly starved.I hate to have my luck run out just when I need it.
have the cards stacked against one
to have luck against one.
You can't get very far in life if you have the cards stacked against you.I can't seem to get ahead. I always have the cards stacked against me.
in clover
with good fortune; in a very good situation, especially financially. (Slang.)
If I get this contract, I'll be in clover for the rest of my life.I have very little money saved, so when I retire I won't exactly be in clover.
in luck
fortunate; lucky.
You want a red one? You're in luck. There is one red one left.I had an accident, but I was in luck. It was not serious.
knock on wood
a phrase said to cancel out imaginary bad luck. (The same as the British English "touch wood.")
My stereo has never given me any trouble—knock on wood.We plan to be in Florida by tomorrow evening—knock on wood.
luck out
to get lucky (about something). (Slang.)
I won $100 in the lottery. I really lucked out.Bob lucked out when he got an easy teacher for geometry.
push one's luck and press one's luck
to expect continued good fortune; to expect to continue to escape bad luck.
you're okay so far, but don’t push your luck.Bob pressed his luck too much and got into a lot of trouble.
stroke of luck
a bit of luck; a lucky happening.
I had a stroke of luck and found Tom at home when I called. He's not usually there.Unless I have a stroke of luck, I'm not going to finish this report by tomorrow.
LUCK - LACKING
one's luck runs out
one's good luck stops.
My luck ran out, so I had to come home.She will quit gambling when her luck runs out.
out of luck
without good luck; having bad fortune. (Informal.)
If you wanted some ice cream, you're out of luck.I was out of luck. I got there too late to get a seat.
the cards are stacked against one
luck is against one. (Informal.)
I have the worst luck. The cards are stacked against me all the time.How can I accomplish anything when the cards are stacked against me?
tough break
a bit of bad fortune. (Slang.)
I'm sorry to hear about your accident. Tough break.John had a lot of tough breaks when he was a kid, but he's doing okay now.
luck
noun you never know your lucksomething unexpected may well happen. Probably an elaboration of YOU NEVER KNOW UK, 1961
idiomluckthe best of British luck the best of British a hard-luck story take pot luckbad/hard luck BrEBrE(also hard lines)1 spoken said when you feel sympathy for someone because they are having problems:"I've got to work until seven tonight." "Oh have you? Hard luck."Bad luck - you just missed one bus. But there'll be another one in half an hour.2 spoken a rude expression used in order to say that you do not care about someone's problem:I put up a notice about the test, and if you didn't read it that's your hard luck.One of us has to wait here for the plumber. I'm going shopping, so hard lines.beginner's lucklucky unusually good luck you have when you do something you have never done before:"I beat you last time". "Beginner's luck - it won't happen again!"Our new racing correspondent, Charlie Baldwin correctly predicted three of the winners at York yesterday, mostly due to beginners luck.chance your luck BrEBrEto try to do something that involves a risk and may not succeed:I reckoned that I had gained the Minister's confidence, and it was time to chance my luck and ask the important question.Make sure you have money tucked away in safe investments, before you start chancing your luck by playing the markets.be down on your luckPoor to have no money because you have had bad luck for a long time:Money you donate to the charity will help people who are down on their luck.When someone is down on her luck, as Meg obviously is, friends are hard to find.down-on-your-luck: AmE The paper described Moore as a down-on-her-luck ex-model who lied about her use of drugs.the luck of the devil(also the luck of the Irish)lucky used to say that someone's luck is very good:He's got the luck of the devil - in 15 years he's never had an injury that kept him out of football.It could only have been the luck of the Irish that saved Martin Donnelly in that horrendous crash in the Grand Prix. the luck of the drawused in order to emphasize that the result of something depends on chance and cannot be controlled or known before it happens:My sister passed her driving test before I did - I think it's just the luck of the draw, it depends on what examiner you get and what kind of mood they're in.It was the luck of the draw that I started work two weeks before Brody did, so that he loses his job and I stay on. no such luckspoken said when you are disappointed because something is not true or did not happen:"Are you nearly finished?" "No such luck, we've got another four hours' work here."I thought that he might offer me something to drink, but no such luck.push your luck(also be pushing it)to risk doing something too much or too often, when it might cause problems, or to ask someone to do too much, when it might make them angry with you:"Can we have an ice cream after we get hamburgers?" "Don't push your luck."I had been climbing all day and making good progress, but I thought I'd be pushing my luck if I tried to reach the peak before dark."Right, that makes twenty-five people you want to invite." "Twenty-five is pushing it - I think Dad'll let me have twenty."tough luckspoken a rude expression used in order to say that you do not care about someone's problem:If he doesn't like what we're having for dinner, then that's his tough luck. You haven't signed a contract, and if they want to, the company could easily just say, tough luck buddy.worse luck BrEBrEspoken said when you want to emphasize that you do not like your situation:"Are you coming tonight?" "I can't, I've got to work, worse luck."
phraseluck[lucked, lucked, lucking]
luck into
luck into sth AmE to get something you want without expecting to get it: Reed lucked into a simple TV role that led to his successful acting career.
luck out
luck out AmE informal to be very lucky: "I lucked out," said Eric Reinholm, whose house wasn't damaged in the fire.
See:
  • a hard-luck story
  • a run of (good) luck
  • a run of bad luck
  • a streak of (good) luck
  • a streak of bad luck
  • a stroke of luck
  • and one (more) for luck
  • any luck
  • any luck?
  • as chance/luck would have it
  • as luck may have it
  • as luck would have it
  • bad luck
  • be down on (one's) luck
  • be down on your luck
  • be in luck
  • be pot luck
  • beginner's luck
  • best of luck
  • better luck next time
  • blind luck
  • devil's children have the devil's luck
  • Diligence is the mother of good luck
  • do something for luck
  • down on (one's) luck
  • down on one's luck
  • down on your luck
  • for luck
  • good luck
  • good luck to (someone)
  • good luck to somebody
  • good luck with (something)
  • Good luck!
  • hard luck
  • hard luck/lines
  • have (one's) luck run out
  • have luck run out
  • have more luck than sense
  • have the devil's own luck
  • have the luck of the devil
  • in luck
  • just (one's) luck
  • just my luck
  • just my, his, etc. luck
  • Lady Luck
  • leave (something) to luck
  • lots of luck
  • Lots of luck!
  • luck in
  • luck into
  • luck into (something)
  • luck of the devil
  • luck of the devil/draw/Irish
  • luck of the draw
  • luck of the Irish
  • luck out
  • luck out of
  • luck out of (something)
  • lucky dog
  • lucky streak
  • make (one's) own luck
  • make your own luck
  • more by luck than judgment
  • No such luck
  • out of luck
  • pot luck
  • press (one's) luck
  • pure luck
  • push (one's) luck
  • push luck
  • push one's luck
  • push your luck
  • ride (one's) luck
  • ride your luck
  • rotten luck
  • run of luck
  • some people have all the luck
  • streak of bad luck
  • streak of good luck
  • stroke of luck
  • take pot luck
  • the best of British (luck)
  • the best of luck
  • the devil's children have the devil's luck
  • the devil's own luck
  • the luck of the devil
  • the luck of the draw
  • the luck of the Irish
  • tough break
  • tough luck
  • tough/bad luck
  • try (one's) luck
  • try luck
  • try one's hand
  • try your luck
  • with any luck
  • worse luck
  • your luck is in
  • your luck's in
  • you're in luck
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