- luck
- nounADJECTIVE▪ better, good, great▪ blind, dumb (AmE), plain, pure, sheer▪
It was sheer luck that we met like that.
▪ random▪ amazing, extraordinary, incredible▪ bad, cruel (BrE), hard, ill, poor (esp. BrE), rotten, terrible, tough, unfortunate▪It was rotten luck to be sick on the day of the interview.
… OF LUCK▪ piece, stroke▪By a stroke of luck I came across it in a local bookshop.
VERB + LUCK▪ have▪I haven't had much luck recently.
▪ bring (sb), give sb▪This ring has always brought me good luck.
▪ wish sb▪I wished her luck for the future.
▪ need▪ chance, try▪I decided to try my luck at the roulette wheel.
▪ ride (BrE)▪We rode our luck (= our luck continued) towards the end of the game.
▪ press (AmE), push▪Don't push your luck!
▪ bemoan (esp. BrE)LUCK + VERB▪ desert sb (esp. BrE), run out▪It looks as though our luck's finally run out.
▪ continue, hold▪If our luck holds, we should win.
▪ change, turn▪He went on gambling, sure his luck was about to change.
▪ strike▪More bad luck struck last week.
PREPOSITION▪ by … luck▪By sheer luck we managed to get out in time.
▪ for luck▪I always carry it with me, just for luck.
▪ in luck▪You're in luck—there are just two tickets left.
▪ out of luck▪I had hoped there would be another train, but I was out of luck.
▪ with luck▪With luck, we'll get there before it closes.
PHRASES▪ as luck would have it▪As luck would have it, my brother offered me his apartment.
▪ beginner's luck▪I don't know why I did so well—it must be beginner's luck.
▪ better luck next time▪If you didn't win a prize, better luck next time.
▪ can't believe your luck▪He couldn't believe his luck when the other candidate for the job withdrew.
▪ just my luck▪Just my luck to get the broken chair!
▪ luck is on your side▪I thought I was going to miss the train but luck was on my side.
▪ make your own luck▪You make your own luck in business.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
