lucky star en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the ancient idea that stars affect human lives.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Something that appears to give a person luck.
Bet your lucky star / I cross my heart / Hope that love will come again / Bet your lucky star / I cross my heart / Love will come again
1981, Jean Carn, “Bet Your Lucky Star”, in Sweet and Wonderful:The young man's lucky star shone full on him, and dazzled him to a seeming indiscretion.
1903, E. Nesbit, The Man with the Boots:If exiled, he went without remonstrance, confident that his lucky star would again lead him to the front, and with fertile brain every ready to plan a revolution or arrange a coup d'état.
1889, Fanny Chambers Gooch, Face to Face With the Mexicans:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lucky stars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
count one's lucky stars · thank one's lucky stars · under a lucky star
Translations (5)
fi onnentähti (something that appears to give a person luck) · es buena estrella (something that appears to give a person luck) · cmn 幸運星 /幸运星 (something that appears to give a person luck) · pl coś, co przynosić szczęście (something that appears to give a person luck) · fr bonne étoile (something that appears to give a person luck)