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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Ride Hubbard, control the clock and get lucky late felt like the Panthers’ one and only game plan. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025 Sometimes some people just get lucky. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025 Some gardeners do get lucky and continue their plants through summer and into the fall for a good harvest. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025 Through the small window separating the workers inside from the crowd, desperate hands reached in, trying to get lucky enough to secure a bag of bread. CNN Money, 23 May 2025 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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