transcription, транскрипция: [ lʌki ]
( luckier, luckiest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You say that someone is lucky when they have something that is very desirable or when they are in a very desirable situation.
I am luckier than most. I have a job...
He is incredibly lucky to be alive...
Those who are lucky enough to be wealthy have a duty to give to the hungry.
= fortunate
ADJ : oft ADJ to-inf
2.
Someone who is lucky seems to always have good luck.
Some people are born lucky aren’t they?...
He had always been lucky at cards.
ADJ
3.
If you describe an action or experience as lucky , you mean that it was good or successful, and that it happened by chance and not as a result of planning or preparation.
They admit they are now desperate for a lucky break...
He was lucky that it was only a can of beer that knocked him on the head.
ADJ
4.
A lucky object is something that people believe helps them to be successful.
He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
5.
see also happy-go-lucky
6.
If you say that someone will be lucky to do or get something, you mean that they are very unlikely to do or get it, and will definitely not do or get any more than that.
You’ll be lucky if you get any breakfast...
Those remaining in work will be lucky to get the smallest of pay increases...
PHRASE : V inflects , usu PHR if, PHR to-inf
7.
If you strike lucky or strike it lucky , you have some good luck. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )
You may strike lucky and find a sympathetic and helpful clerk, but, there again, you might not.
PHRASE : V inflects