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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Some get lucky, of course, encountering one in their first few chases.
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Often, Barron says the house was significantly overpriced, and the sellers were hoping to get lucky.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Mantra 4: Stay in business long enough to get lucky.
—Nelson Chu, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But then that peripheral shooter will get lucky, evade three hits in a row, and suddenly the boss, perhaps sensing a soft target, is at that fighter's back.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Often, Barron says the house was significantly overpriced, and the sellers were hoping to get lucky.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Mantra 4: Stay in business long enough to get lucky.
—Nelson Chu, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But then that peripheral shooter will get lucky, evade three hits in a row, and suddenly the boss, perhaps sensing a soft target, is at that fighter's back.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 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 25 May. 2025.
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