luck
[ luhk ]
/ lʌk /
noun
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance: He had no luck finding work.
a combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person: She's had nothing but bad luck all year.
some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend: This rabbit's foot is my luck.
Verb Phrases Informal.
Idioms for luck
Origin of luck
1400–50; late Middle English
luk < Middle Dutch
luc, aphetic form of
gelucke; cognate with G.
Glück
Words nearby luck
lucite,
lucius,
lucius i,
lucius ii,
lucius iii,
luck,
luck into,
luck of the devil,
luck of the draw,
luck out,
luckie
British Dictionary definitions for push one's luck
luck
/ (lʌk) /
noun
events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune
success or good fortune
something considered to bring good luck
down on one's luck
having little or no good luck to the point of suffering hardships
no such luck informal
unfortunately not
try one's luck
to attempt something that is uncertain
See also
luck out
Word Origin for luck
C15: from Middle Dutch
luc; related to Middle High German
gelücke, late Old Norse
lukka, lykka
Idioms and Phrases with push one's luck (1 of 2)
push one's luck
Also, press one's luck. Risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently, as in We've gotten all but one of the concessions we asked for; demanding that last one would be pushing our luck, or You've done very well so far, but don't press your luck. [Early 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with push one's luck (2 of 2)
luck