Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with luck in American Collocation
luck
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/lʌk/
complete and pure
blind
plain
pure
sheer
By sheer luck he survived the war unharmed.
good
good
great
They wished us good luck for the future.
bad
bad
cruel
ill
rotten
terrible
Marco’s run of rotten luck continues.
get or have luck
get
have
It’s about time we got some good luck.
bring luck for someone
bring
The four-leaved clover is supposed to bring luck and love.
need luck
need
require
All singers need a degree of luck in order to succeed.
deserve luck
deserve
I’m so pleased for you, you really deserve some good luck!
wish someone else luck
wish someone
We wish her luck in her new job.
feel annoyed because you have had bad luck
curse
Sarah stopped at the red light, cursing her bad luck.
change
change
turn
His luck changed when he landed a job with Hippo books.
end
run out
On 39 minutes our luck eventually ran out and the other team scored.
continue
continue
hold
Luck held for Hawkins and Drake as they were able to escape.