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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Passengers who go to Alaska, Iceland, Greenland, and Norway during the fall and winter may get lucky and see the sky light up during their voyage.
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Jamie Davis Smith, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
So Wilson crossed her fingers that Hilton would get lucky before he was released from the hospital after his second amputation.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Total Solar Eclipse 2027 Remarkably, Spain will get lucky precisely one lunar year later when, on Aug. 2, 2027, a path of totality will traverse southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Now the question is, will someone get lucky on Christmas Eve at the next drawing?
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Davis Smith, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
So Wilson crossed her fingers that Hilton would get lucky before he was released from the hospital after his second amputation.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Total Solar Eclipse 2027 Remarkably, Spain will get lucky precisely one lunar year later when, on Aug. 2, 2027, a path of totality will traverse southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Now the question is, will someone get lucky on Christmas Eve at the next drawing?
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Get lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20lucky. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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