good luck
idiom
1
—used to say that one hopes someone will succeed
We're sorry that you're leaving. Good luck in your new job.
2
informal
—used to say that one thinks what someone is trying to do is difficult or impossible
"I'm planning to ask for a raise." "Oh, really? Well, good luck (to you)."
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If the Cowboys decide to reward Pickens with a long-term extension, good luck with that.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, an albatross is considered a sign of good luck for sailors.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 May 2025
But by a stroke of good luck, there was another Afghan boy, also from Khost, who would be seated next to Serwat.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
But then the peony is for prosperity, good luck, and good health.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, an albatross is considered a sign of good luck for sailors.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 May 2025
But by a stroke of good luck, there was another Afghan boy, also from Khost, who would be seated next to Serwat.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
But then the peony is for prosperity, good luck, and good health.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for good luck
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“Good luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20luck. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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