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Definition of Luck out
1. Verb. Succeed by luck. "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
Generic synonyms: Bring Home The Bacon, Come Through, Deliver The Goods, Succeed, Win
Definition of Luck out
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic British) To have run out of luck. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Luck Out
Literary usage of Luck out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"luck out According to Harper 1985, luck out was commonly used during World War
II in some such sense as “to meet with bad luck; run out of luck,” as in ..."
2. The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and ...Spo (1800)
"... out the faid cores; then luck out all the corruption, and fill the holes with
.... luck out ..."
3. The Hindoos as They are: A Description of the Manners, Customs, and Inner by Ṣivachandra Vasu, Shib Chunder Bose (1881)
"... he beats and sings " Bad luck out " and " Good luck in."f Kali is also the
guardian deity of thieves, robbers, thugs and such like desperate characters. ..."
4. Watch Yourself Go by by Alfred Griffith Field (1912)
"He brings it on himself, then he just beats luck out. There ain't no good luck.
It's grit and judgment agin dam-fool notions. And grit and judgment wins out ..."
5. Following the Guidon by Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1999)
"Captain Weir enters Revolutionist, by Hard Luck, out of Rib Smasher, second dam
Blood Blister, by Can't- Stand-it, out of Let's Quit. Age, sixteen. ..."
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