luck.

Definition of luck. in English English dictionary: jam
He's got more jam than Waitrose.; To rely on luck
No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.; To carry out relying on luck
Our plan is to luck it through.; A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success
He blew on the dice for luck.; Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence
The raffle is just a matter of luck.; {n} chance, accident, fortune, good fortune; cess; formulae If you say `Good luck' or `Best of luck' to someone, you are telling them that you hope they will be successful in something they are trying to do. He kissed her on the cheek. `Best of luck!'; To succeed by chance; {f} have good luck, luck-out, succeed through chance, have an instance of exceptionally good luck; luck is a hot and hard sack, when you try to open it you only get your fingers burned, when you think you have lost it somebody hits your head with that; If you ask someone the question `Any luck?' or `No luck?', you want to know if they have been successful in something they were trying to do. `Any luck?' --- `No.'; That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed casual; a course or series of such events regarded as occurring by chance; chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or hard luck; You can say someone is in luck when they are in a situation where they can have what they want or need. You're in luck. The doctor's still in; Alexandrite, Amber, Apache Tear, Aventurine, Chalcedony, Chrysoprase, Cross Stone, Jet, Lepidolite, Olivine, Opal, Pearl, Sardonyx, Tiger's Eye, Turquoise; n A result of randomness giving one or more players an advantage within a game (See also random); Luck or good luck is success or good things that happen to you, that do not come from your own abilities or efforts. I knew I needed a bit of luck to win The Sri Lankans have been having no luck with the weather The goal, when it came, owed more to good luck than good planning; If someone tries their luck at something, they try to succeed at it, often when it is very difficult or there is little chance of success. She was going to try her luck at the Las Vegas casinos; Bad luck is lack of success or bad things that happen to you, that have not been caused by yourself or other people. I had a lot of bad luck during the first half of this season Randall's illness was only bad luck. see also hard luck; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"; The merging of opportunity with preparation; Luck is often used for good luck; as, luck is better than skill; Good planning carefully executed; pot luck: see pot. luck out to be lucky; {i} fortune; fate; success, good fortune; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand; If you describe someone as down on their luck, you mean that they have had bad experiences, often because they do not have enough money; The reason you lost that game See Skill; If you say that someone is out of luck, you mean that they cannot have something which they can normally have. `What do you want, Roy? If it's money, you're out of luck.'; If you say that someone is pushing their luck, you think they are taking a bigger risk than is sensible, and may get into trouble. I didn't dare push my luck too far and did not ask them to sign statements; formulae You can say `Bad luck', or `Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them. Well, hard luck, mate