LUCK


Meaning of LUCK in English

n.

success

good fortune

1) to bring ~

2) to try one's ~ (at smt.)

3) to press, push one's ~

4) pure, sheer ~

5) beginner's ~

6) one's ~ improves, turns; runs out

7) a bit, stroke of ~

8) ~ at, in (~ at gambling)

9) the ~ to + inf. (she had the good ~ to hold the winning ticket; it was pure ~ to find him = it was pure ~ finding him)

10) ~ that + clause (it was sheer ~ that we met)

11) in ~ (you are in ~ to find them at home)

12) down on one's ~; out of ~

fate

chance

13) to trust to ~

14) to try one's ~ (at smt.)

15) bad, hard, tough; good; pure, sheer ~ (we had bad ~)

16) the ~ to + inf. (we had the bad ~ to get there at the wrong time)

17) ~ that + clause (it was bad ~ that he broke his leg)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.