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