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try one's luck

try one's luck verb: to make a risky attempt.

Verb

try one's luck (third-person singular simple present tries one's luck, present participle trying one's luck, simple past and past participle tried one's luck)

  1. To make a risky attempt.
    • Why don't you try your luck at the blackjack tables?
    • Ki Sung-Yeung tried his luck from distance with a fierce left-foot shot but the attempt was always rising over the top.2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers”, in BBC
    Synonyms:
    have a go, have a shot, try out

try one's luck meaning in Hindi and Urdu

try one's luck in Hindi

Translations
क़िस्मत आज़माना qismat āzmānā

try one's luck in Urdu

Translations
قسمت آزمانا

Synonyms of try one's luck

Forms of try one's luck

third-person singular presenttries one's luck
present participletrying one's luck
past participletried one's luck
pasttried one's luck

Questions about try one's luck

What does try one's luck mean?
Try one's luck means to make a risky attempt.
What is try one's luck in Hindi?
Try one's luck in Hindi is क़िस्मत आज़माना (qismat āzmānā). See Try one's luck meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is try one's luck?
Try one's luck is a verb.
What is the past tense of try one's luck?
The past tense of try one's luck is tried one's luck.

Words near try one's luck in the dictionary

  1. try lines
  2. try me
  3. try on
  4. try on for size
  5. try one's hand
  6. try one's luck
  7. try one's wings
  8. try out
  9. try over
  10. try pot
  11. try pots

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