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strike lucky

strike lucky verb: to have unexpected good fortune.

Verb

strike lucky (third-person singular simple present strikes lucky, present participle striking lucky, simple past struck lucky, past participle struck lucky or (rare or archaic) stricken lucky)

  1. (UK) To have unexpected good fortune.

Forms of strike lucky

third-person singular presentstrikes lucky
present participlestriking lucky
paststruck lucky
past participlestruck lucky
past participle (archaic, rare)stricken lucky

Questions about strike lucky

What does strike lucky mean?
Strike lucky means to have unexpected good fortune.
What part of speech is strike lucky?
Strike lucky is a verb.
What is the past tense of strike lucky?
The past tense of strike lucky is struck lucky.

Words near strike lucky in the dictionary

  1. strike hands
  2. strike in
  3. strike insurance
  4. strike it lucky
  5. strike it rich
  6. strike lucky
  7. strike me blind
  8. strike me lucky
  9. strike me pink
  10. strike me silly
  11. strike me up a gum tree

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