to cut one's lucky
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To decamp or make off quickly: to "cut one's stick" -.. As luck means chance, the phrase may signify, "I must give up my chance and be off.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to cut one's lucky” mean?
To decamp or make off quickly: to "cut one's stick" -.. As luck means chance, the phrase may signify, "I must give up my chance and be off.
Is “to cut one's lucky” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.