thank one's lucky stars
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Etymology[edit]
From the belief that it is the alignment of the stars which brings about good fortune.
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Verb[edit]
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)
- (idiomatic) To be grateful, feel oneself fortunate (especially in avoiding some calamity).
- Synonym: thank one's stars
- 2016, A.K. Brown, Jumpstart (Champagne Universe Series: Book 1), page 31:
- He thanked his lucky stars he had brought the extra heavy duty conduits in that morning.
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Translations[edit]
to be grateful
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