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.

Examples of for luck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The style is a direct descendant of the midcentury prep staple — the one students used to tuck coins into for luck — reworked by Miu Miu in supple leather and finished with that gold logo plate. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

The sun and Jupiter in your sign will not only heighten your self-confidence but also amplify your magnetism and potential for luck. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 June 2025

In the middle of the game, the bartender carried around a large golden Buddha for contestants to tap on the head for luck. —David Allan, CNN Money, 31 May 2025

Apart from Helly giving Mark a quick kiss for luck before the Overtime Contingency, and Irving chastely pressing his forehead against Burt’s, sexuality largely took a back seat to the show’s puzzle-box obsession with the inner workings of Lumon. —Samantha Allen, Them, 25 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for for luck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck