LUCK OUT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of luck out in English

luck out

phrasal verb with luck verb uk /lʌk/ us /lʌk/ informal Add to word list Add to word list to be very lucky: The Giants really lucked out in last night's game. having good things happen by chance

• luckyTwo lucky winners will be treated to an all-expenses paid trip to the Bahamas!
• fortunateIt was fortunate that he wasn't injured in the accident.
• it's a good thingIt's a good thing we bought travel insurance for our trip since it was cancelled.
• it's a good jobUK It's a good job they didn't go camping this weekend - the weather's been awful.
• luck outUS The Giants really lucked out in last night's game.

See more results » Good luck and bad luck

• align
• bad omen
• bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
• be bad luck on someone idiom
• be down on your luck idiom
• fortunately
• fortune cookie
• fortune smiles on someone idiom
• get the short end of the stick idiom
• godsend
• malediction
• may the best man/person win! idiom
• merciful
• mercifully
• mercy
• unfortunately
• unluckily
• unlucky
• voodoo
• with any luck idiom

See more results » (Definition of luck out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

luck out | American Dictionary

luck out

phrasal verb with luck verb infml Add to word list Add to word list to have something good happen by chance: My wife lucked out – she left town just before the hurricane hit. (Definition of luck out from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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in Chinese (Traditional) 十分走運… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 十分走运… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of luck out

• out of luck idiom
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• out of luck idiom
• be in/out of luck idiom

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