for luck
idiom
: in order for someone to have good luck
Before her husband left for his job interview, she gave him a kiss for luck.
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Eating 12 grapes and wearing red underwear: New Year’s superstitions explained
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Other customs for luck include kissing at midnight, eating 12 grapes, and having a dark-haired male be the first to enter your home.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2025
In Brazil, prosperity seekers turn to pomegranates, tucking seven seeds into a pocket or purse for luck.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 31 Dec. 2025
Finally, with the boom of a cannon and the roar of the crowd, each team member and coach rubs Howard’s Rock for luck before hurtling down the hill toward the home sideline.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Other customs for luck include kissing at midnight, eating 12 grapes, and having a dark-haired male be the first to enter your home.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2025
In Brazil, prosperity seekers turn to pomegranates, tucking seven seeds into a pocket or purse for luck.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 31 Dec. 2025
Finally, with the boom of a cannon and the roar of the crowd, each team member and coach rubs Howard’s Rock for luck before hurtling down the hill toward the home sideline.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for luck
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“For luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20luck. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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