break luck
For a prostitute to pick up her first client of the day.
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bổng lộc
(noun) perquisite; bonus; benefits
chúc phúc
(verb) to wish (someone) well; to bless
cross your fingers
To hope for good luck.
cut one's lucky
To leave in a hurry; to bolt.
cầu may
(verb) to pray for luck
cỏ may
(noun) Chrysopogon aciculatus
diễm phúc
(noun) felicity; bliss
every man is the architect of his own fortune
Each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.
fortune cookie
The vulva of canine species.
fortune favors the bold
Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.
get lucky
To have a desired sexual opportunity fulfilled.
gặp may
(adjective) to be in luck; to strike it lucky; to be lucky
hoạ may
(adverb) through sheer luck
hoạ phúc
(noun) in weal and woe; good fortune and misfortune; happiness and suffering
hạnh phúc
(adjective) happy
họa may
(adverb) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoạ may.
họa phúc
(noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoạ phúc.
luck in
To experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky.
luck into
To find by chance, to chance upon.
lucky at cards, unlucky in love
Someone who enjoys good fortune in games will experience romantic frustration.
Lucky Pierre
The person in a threesome who both penetrates and is penetrated.
lucky stiff
An exceptionally lucky person. Often carries connotations of jealousy or contempt.
làm phúc
(verb) to devotedly do someone a favor, for one's later generation can get fortune
may
Lucky — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear hên instead.
may mắn
(adjective) lucky; fortunate
may mặc
(verb) to make clothes
may ra
(adverb) possibly; with some level of hope or chance
máy may
(noun) sewing machine
mảy may
(noun) a little bit; one iota
phúc
(noun) good fortune; good luck; happiness; bliss; felicity
phúc bất trùng lai, họa vô đơn chí
Blessings do not come in pair, disasters do not come singly; opportunity seldom knocks twice, misfortunes never come singly
phúc hạch
(noun) a final re-evaluation round of the provincial examination which determined if one were to become a cử nhân or a tú tài.
phúc hậu
(adjective) good-natured, kindly
phúc khảo
(verb) to regrade/remark (a submission of test answers) on appeal
phúc lợi
(noun) welfare
phúc mạc
(noun) peritoneum
phúc thẩm
(adverb) on appeal
phúc tra
(verb) to review; to re-examine; to check; to verify
phúc xạ
(noun) alternative form of bức xạ
phúc âm
(noun) gospel
phúc đức
(noun) blessing
phản phúc
(adjective) unfaithful; disloyal; treacherous
rét lộc
(noun) cold snap in the second month of a lunar year
shit luck
An undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.
thiên lộc
(noun) blessings from heaven
thợ may
(noun) a person who makes clothes for a living, such as a dressmaker, tailor or seamster/seamstress
trong cái rủi có cái may
every cloud has a silver lining
tuần lộc
(noun) reindeer
tài lộc
(noun) endowed resource
vô phúc
(adjective) unlucky
vận may
(noun) good luck; good fortune
you have to be good to be lucky
People who succeed do so through skill and preparation rather than mere chance.
án phúc thẩm
(noun) an appellate verdict or sentence (a legal decision made by an appellate court during a second-instance trial)
ăn may
(verb) to win or succeed by sheer luck rather than skill or effort
a ball of fortune
One tossed like a ball, from pillar to post; one who has experienced many vicissitudes of fortune.
a gentleman of fortune
A pirate, an adven- turer (a euphemistic phrase).
a good long run of luck
An innings in cricket is the time that the eleven or an individual is having1 its turn batting at the wicket.
a lucky stone
A stone with a natural hole through it. Cp. LUCK PENNY.
A man's best fortune or his worst is a wife. (Strauss, 1994 p. 65)
Marriage can greatly improve or worsen a man's life
a nice situation or fortune
The place in which a ship is anchored is called its berth, and the sailors call it a good or bad berth as they think it favourable or otherwise. The space also allotted to a seaman for his ham- mock is called his berth.
as luck may have it
by chance or coincidence
as luck would have it
by a fortunate or unfortunate coincidence
be in luck
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
better luck next time
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cambridge fortune
A wind-mill and a water-mill, used to signify a woman without any but personal endowments.
chúc may mắn
Wish you well.
con hơn cha là nhà có phúc
A child surpassing their parent is a sign of a fortunate family
có phúc thì có phần
Those with good fortune will have their share of benefits
có phúc đẻ con biết lội, có tội đẻ con biết trèo
Some children are naturally gifted, while others are not.
devil's luck
Unusually good luck, especially in a situation where it is not deserved
devil's luck
Astounding good luck. Persons always lucky were thought at one time to have compounded with the devil.
down on his luck
In ill luck; short of cash and credit. Down on the nail. See NAIL.
down on one's luck
Experiencing a period of bad fortune or misfortune
down on one's luck
Short of cash and credit. He has the luck of the devil, or the devil's own Juck. He is extraordinarily lucky; every- thing he attempts is successful.
dumb luck
success or good fortune due to chance rather than skill
dù xây chín đợt phù đồ, không bằng làm phúc cứu cho một người
Building many temples is not as virtuous as saving one person's life
fortune hunters
Indigent men, seeking to enrich themselves by marrying a woman of fortune.
God sends fortune to fools
Lucky things happen to people who don't deserve them
good luck
Wishing someone success or good fortune
Hie Luck of Eden Hall
See EDEN HAIX. There's luck in odd numbers. See ODD.
if fortune favours, beware of being exalted; if fortune thunders, beware of being overwhelmed
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you have no enemies it is a sign that fortune has forgotten you
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
June marriages lucky
"Good to the man and happy to the maid." This is an old Roman superstition. The festival of Juno moneta was held on the calends of June, and Juno was the great guardian of women from birth to death.
luck
"down on one’s LUCK," wanting money, or in difficulty.
luck of the draw
a situation where the outcome is determined by chance
luck out
To succeed or benefit by chance
luck penny
A trifle returned to a purchaser for good luck; also a penny with a hole in it, supposed to ensure good luck.
luck through
to succeed due to luck
lucky
"to cut one’s LUCKY," to go away quickly. See STRIKE.
lucky break
An unexpected and fortunate event or opportunity
lucky dip
an event or situation where the outcome is uncertain
lucky dog
A person who has unexpectedly good fortune
lucky duckling
a person who is unusually lucky
lucky star
A person or thing that brings good fortune
lộc
(noun) some sort of pay/salary of a mandarin/courtier
out of luck
Without good fortune or success
push one's luck
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
ride one's luck
To succeed or continue by chance rather than skill
shit out of luck
completely out of good fortune or options
soldiers of fortune
Men who live by their wits; chevaliers de V Industrie, Referring to those men in mediaeval times who let them- selves for hire into any army.
strike it lucky
To suddenly experience good fortune
strike me lucky!
An expression used by the lower orders when making a bargain, derived from the old custom of striking hands together, leaving in that of the seller a LUCK PENNY as an earnest that the bargain is concluded. In Ireland, at cattle markets, &c., a penny, or other small coin, is always given by the buyer to the seller to ratify the bargain.—Hudibras. Anciently this was called a "God’s penny."
stroke of luck
An unexpected and fortunate event
thank one's lucky stars
To feel grateful for good fortune
the lucky bone
The small bone of a sheep's head; prized by beggars and tramps, as it is supposed to bring luck for the whole day on which it is received.
The wheel of Fortune
Fortuna, the goddess, is represented on ancient monuments with a wheel in her hand, emblematical of her inconstancy.
there is luck in odd numbers
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
tipperary fortune
Two town lands, stream's town, and ballinocack; said of Irish women without fortune.
to cut one's lucky
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.
to strike lucky
See STRIKE. Lucullus sups with Luculhis (luk uTus). Said of a glutton who gormandizes alone. Lucullus was a rich Roman, noted for his magnificence and self-indulgence. Sometimes above £1,700 was expended on a single meal, and Horace tells us he had 5,000 rich purple robes in his house.
tough luck
Bad fortune or an unfortunate situation
whitechapel fortune
A clean gown and a pair of pattens.
Đầu tay may xưa
Skillful from the start