get lucky

idiom

1
: to have good luck : to succeed because of good luck
We thought all the tickets might have already been sold, but we got lucky—there were still a few left when we arrived.
2
informal : to succeed in finding or getting someone to agree to have sex with one
He's hoping to get lucky tonight.

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So Wilson crossed her fingers that Hilton would get lucky before he was released from the hospital after his second amputation. Aaron Bolton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024 Total Solar Eclipse 2027 Remarkably, Spain will get lucky precisely one lunar year later when, on Aug. 2, 2027, a path of totality will traverse southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Now the question is, will someone get lucky on Christmas Eve at the next drawing? Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Avoiding expensive areas While some young Americans, like Craig, stumble on opportunities or get lucky otherwise, others have simply set their sights on something other than ownership. Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get lucky 

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“Get lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20lucky. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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