get lucky

idiom

: 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.

informal : to succeed in finding or getting someone to agree to have sex with one

He's hoping to get lucky tonight.

Examples of get lucky in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hermès does not control the robust secondhand market for its bags, and people sometimes do just walk into a boutique off the street, ask nicely, and get lucky. —

Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024 And then sometimes music fans can get lucky and save money on a big concert. —

Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 At the end of the day, most will agree, hunting is not the time to get lucky with a trick shot or test out a math problem. —

Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2024 San Jose is also hoping to get lucky in this spring’s NHL draft lottery. —

Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024 Each online casino on our list is licensed to accept real money bets and will pay out those who get lucky enough to win. —

Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024 For those who did not get lucky in Neptune, there’s still more cash to be won. —

Sara Smart, CNN, 27 Sep. 2023 Many visitors to the park get lucky while searching for gems: On average, fortune-seekers find one to two (much smaller) diamonds each day, according to the park. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023 Or somebody who had not made a particularly good decision could just get lucky. —

Roger Trapp, Forbes, 16 July 2023

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