luck out
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luck out (third-person singular simple present lucks out, present participle lucking out, simple past and past participle lucked out)
- (idiomatic, US) To experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.
- I lucked out and got the last two tickets to the big show.
- (idiomatic, UK) To have run out of luck.
- I lucked out and failed to get the tickets.
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Translations [edit]
to experience great luck
to have run out of luck
