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as fate would have it

as fate would have it is the alternative form of as luck would have it.

Meaning of as luck would have it

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) By good fortune; fortunately or luckily.
    • I didn't plan to stop there, but as (ill/good) luck would have it, they were open when I went by.

Questions about as fate would have it

What is as fate would have it the alternative form of?
As fate would have it is the alternative form of as luck would have it.

Words near as fate would have it in the dictionary

  1. as far as one knows
  2. as far as the eye can see
  3. as far as the eye could see
  4. as far one's concerned
  5. as fast as one's legs could carry one
  6. as fate would have it
  7. as fine as Dick's hatband
  8. as follows
  9. as for
  10. as fuck
  11. as Gaeilge

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