luck it

ˈlʌk ɪt

Definition

Definition of luck it - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

risk taking

Dated

try something, hoping to win through random good fortune

Dated

We didn't study; we just lucked it on the test.
I forgot my notes, so I had to luck it.
They lucked it and guessed the final answer.

catastrophe

disaster

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Expressions with luck

hard luck

misfortune or bad luck

Despite his efforts, he faced hard luck in his business ventures..

in luck

adj.

having a favorable outcome

He was in luck as the weather cleared up.

no luck

absence of success in achieving something

I searched for hours but had no luck.

what luck

exp.

expresses surprise at unexpected good fortune

What luck, I found a twenty-dollar bill!

be in luck

have a favorable outcome

You are in luck; the last ticket is yours.

best of luck

expression of hope for someone's success

We gave her our best of luck for the exam.

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hoodoo

superstition

supernatural bad luck or a source of it

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French:tenter sa chance, ...
German:es auf gut Glück versuchen, ...
Italian:provare a fortuna, ...
Spanish:jugársela, ...
Portuguese:ir à sorte, ...
Chinese:碰运气, ...
Japanese:一か八かやってみる, ...
Arabic:جَرَّبَ حَظَّه, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסּוֹת אֶת מַזָּלוֹ, ...
Russian:положиться на удачу, ...
Ukrainian:покладатися на вдачу, ...
Hindi:किस्मत आज़माना, ...
Bengali:ভাগ্যের উপর ছেড়ে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:confiar en la sort, ...
Czech:zkusit to na štěstí, ...
Danish:tage chancen, ...
Dutch:iets op goed geluk proberen, ...
Greek:το ρισκάρω και όπου βγει, ...
Hungarian:a szerencsére bízni magát, ...
Khmer:ប្រថុយសំណាង, ...
Korean:운에 맡기다, ...
Persian:ریسک کرد, ...
Polish:zdać się na farta, ...
Portuguese (BR):ir na sorte, ...
Romanian:a lăsa pe seama norocului, ...
Swedish:chansa, ...
Thai:เสี่ยงดวง, ...
Turkish:şansa bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:liều, ...

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