good luck

1. Good fortune or a happy outcome, especially by chance. For example, It was sheer good luck that brought this offer my way , or, as Shakespeare put it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (3:5): “As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page.” [Late 1400s]

2. Also, good luck to you . I wish you success. This term is used both straightforwardly, as in Good luck on your journey , and sarcastically, implying that what someone is undertaking is not likely to succeed, as in If you think you'll find that long-lost letter, good luck to you .

Example Sentences

But good luck keeping straight the roles assigned to Gabby Beans, who’s called upon to play Mercutio, the Friar and the Prince.

From Los Angeles Times

"We must respect this choice... and we wish the country and the population good luck," said Jugnauth.

From BBC

But her country hit Texas Hold 'Em faces strong competition from two of the songs of the summer - Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso and Chapel Roan's Good Luck, Babe.

From BBC

“Bodyguard” — Beyoncé “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter “Apple” — Charli XCX “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish “Good Luck, Babe!”

From Los Angeles Times

Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter will vie for album, record and song of the year and best new artist in each woman’s first trip to the Grammys — Roan with her album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” and her single “Good Luck, Babe!” and Carpenter with her album “Short n’ Sweet” and her single “Espresso” for the record prize and “Please Please Please” for the song prize.

From Los Angeles Times