thank your lucky stars

  • 11thank one's lucky stars — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be thankful for good luck; think oneself lucky. * /You can thank your lucky stars you didn t fall in the hole./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12thank lucky stars — thank (your) lucky stars to be grateful for having good luck. I thanked my lucky stars that no one took my bag when I stupidly left it on a park bench …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 13thank\ one's\ lucky\ stars — v. phr. informal To be thankful for good luck; think oneself lucky. You can thank your lucky stars you didn t fall in the hole …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 14thank — [ θæŋk ] verb transitive *** to tell someone that you are grateful for something they have done or given to you: She didn t even thank me. thank someone for something: I just wanted to thank you for the flowers, they re beautiful. thank someone… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15thank — W2S1 [θæŋk] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: thancian] 1.) to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have done, or to be polite about it ▪ I haven t had a chance to thank him yet. thank sb for (doing) sth ▪ Did you thank… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16thank — verb (T) 1 to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have done, or to be polite about it: Remember to thank Uncle Robin when you see him. | thank sb for: Meg and Jo ran to thank their aunt for the presents. | thank sb… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17thank — [[t]θæ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦ thanks, thanking, thanked 1) CONVENTION (formulae) You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to express your gratitude when someone does something for you or gives you what you want. Thank you very much for your call …

    English dictionary

  • 18lucky — luck|y W3S2 [ˈlʌki] adj comparative luckier superlative luckiest 1.) having good luck = ↑fortunate ≠ ↑unlucky be lucky to do/be sth ▪ The children were lucky to survive the fire which destroyed their home. lucky enough to do sth …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19lucky — / lVki/ adjective 1 having good luck; fortunate: be lucky (enough) to do/be: You were lucky to catch him in. | John was lucky enough to be selected for the team. | lucky (that): He s lucky he didn t break his neck. (+ with): We ve been very lucky …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20thank */*/*/ — UK [θæŋk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms thank : present tense I/you/we/they thank he/she/it thanks present participle thanking past tense thanked past participle thanked to tell someone that you are grateful for something that they have done… …

    English dictionary