chance luck
51luck*/*/ — [lʌk] noun [U] 1) success that you have by chance John never had much luck with girls.[/ex] We d all like to wish you luck in your new job.[/ex] 2) an influence that seems to make good things happen to people for no particular reason He s had… …
52luck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc; akin to Middle High German gelücke luck Date: 15th century 1. a. a force that brings good fortune or adversity b. the events or circumstances that operate for or against an… …
53luck — {{11}}luck (n.) late 15c. from early M.Du. luc, shortening of gheluc happiness, good fortune, of unknown origin. It has cognates in Du. geluk, M.H.G. g(e)lücke, Ger. Glück fortune, good luck. Perhaps first borrowed in English as a gambling term.… …
54luck — Synonyms and related words: accident, accidentality, actuarial calculation, adventitiousness, blessing, break, bump, calculated risk, capriciousness, casualness, chance, chances, chanciness, changeableness, destiny, erraticism, erraticness, fate …
55luck of the draw — To have the Luck of the draw is to win something in a competition where the winner is chosen purely by chance. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To refer to something that happens as the luck of the draw means that it is the result of… …
56chance your luck at something — try/chance/your luck (at something) phrase to try something that may not be successful William was a gambler, ready to try his luck at anything. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: luck …
57luck — noun 1) with luck you ll make it Syn: good fortune, good luck; a fluke, a stroke of luck; informal a lucky break Ant: bad luck, misfortune 2) I wish you luck Syn: success, prosperity …
58Chance (name) — This article is about the name Chance. For other uses, see Chance (disambiguation). Contents 1 Given name 2 Surname 3 Fictional characters …
59chance — chance1 [ tʃæns ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do: OPPORTUNITY: chance for: The meetings are very short, so there is little chance for real discussion. the… …
60chance — I UK [tʃɑːns] / US [tʃæns] noun Word forms chance : singular chance plural chances *** 1) a) [countable, usually singular] an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do get/have a chance: We work together… …
