thanking one's lucky stars

Verb

thank one's lucky stars (third-person singular simple present thanks one's lucky stars, present participle thanking one's lucky stars, simple past and past participle thanked one's lucky stars)

1. (idiomatic) To be grateful, feel oneself fortunate, consider oneself lucky (especially in avoiding some calamity).
   • He thanked his lucky stars he had brought the extra heavy duty conduits in that morning.2016, A.K. Brown, Jumpstart (Champagne Universe Series: Book 1), page 31

   Synonyms:

   count one's lucky stars, thank one's stars