luck out

verb

1. to have good fortune; be lucky

   the US economy lucked out for most of the decade

Idioms and Phrases

Also, luck into . Gain success or something desirable through good fortune. For example, We lucked out and found the same rug for half the price , or Nell and Dave lucked into a terrific apartment . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

We did luck out more than a decade ago when we rescued a lovable mutt named Dominic, who was good for occasional column material.

From Los Angeles Times

They refused to step up in 2020 but with potential jail terms looming and unprecedented constitutional challenges facing them, he might just luck out.

From Salon

Sometimes credit card companies luck out if a mother passes away as the co-owner of a credit card account.

From Encyclopedia.com

The brothers try to attract some big names to their project to give it some extra gravitas in Hollywood and luck out when actor Kit Harrington from Game of Thrones returns their call.

From BBC

The beauty of gene editing for sickle cell is that it takes a lot of the luck out of the equation.

From Washington Post

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