ride one's luck en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To avoid failure only by good fortune.
Blackburn rode their luck to beat a battling West Brom as they moved up to seventh in the Premier League table.
2011 January 23, Alistair Magowan, “Blackburn 2 - 0 West Brom”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ridden one's luck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rode one's luck | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| rides one's luck | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| riding one's luck | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |