stroke of luck

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Definition of stroke of luck - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chanceunexpected event bringing good fortune

Winning the lottery was a stroke of luck.
Finding that rare book was a stroke of luck.
Meeting her idol by chance was a stroke of luck.

fluke

serendipity

windfall

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Expressions with stroke of luck

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what a stroke of luck

intj.

expresses surprise or happiness about something very lucky

What a stroke of luck, I found my lost keys!

Expressions with stroke

finishing stroke

final action completing a task or project

The artist added the finishing stroke to the painting.

stroke out

remove or delete something by drawing a line through it

She stroked out the incorrect answer on the test.

on the stroke of

prep.

exactly at a specific time shown on the clock

The show will start on the stroke of eight.

stroke of a pen

quick decision made by signing a document

The law was changed with a stroke of a pen.

stroke of the pen

quick decision or action made by signing a document

The law was changed with a stroke of the pen.

at one stroke

adv.

immediately or all at once

The decision changed everything at one stroke.

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.

better luck next time

exp.

used to wish future success after failure

You missed the shot, but better luck next time.

lots of luck

large amount of good fortune

She had lots of luck finding a new job quickly.

matter of luck

situation determined by chance not effort

Winning the lottery is a matter of luck.

piece of luck

unexpected event bringing good fortune

Winning the lottery was a piece of luck.

Terms with stroke of luck included in their meaning

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catch a break

luck

experience a stroke of luck or good fortune

fluke

luck

unexpected stroke of luck

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French:coup de chance, ...
German:Glücksfall, ...
Italian:colpo di fortuna, ...
Spanish:golpe de suerte, ...
Portuguese:golpe de sorte, ...
Chinese:意外的好运, ...
Japanese:幸運, ...
Arabic:ضَرْبَة حَظّ, ...
Hebrew:מַזָּל גָּדוֹל, ...
Russian:счастливый случай, ...
Ukrainian:щасливий випадок, ...
Hindi:भाग्य का साथ, ...
Bengali:সৌভাগ্য, ...
Catalan:cop de sort, ...
Czech:šťastná náhoda, ...
Danish:lykketræf, ...
Dutch:gelukstreffer, ...
Greek:τυχερή συγκυρία, ...
Hungarian:szerencsés véletlen, ...
Khmer:សំណាងចៃដន្យ, ...
Korean:뜻밖의 행운, ...
Persian:اتفاق خوش, ...
Polish:szczęśliwy traf, ...
Portuguese (BR):golpe de sorte, ...
Romanian:noroc chior, ...
Swedish:lyckokast, ...
Thai:โชคดีโดยบังเอิญ, ...
Turkish:şans eseri, ...
Vietnamese:vận may, ...

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