under a lucky star
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7.1
- idiom
:
bajo una estrella de la suerte
- I was born under a lucky star, I got to tell you.
- born under a lucky star
Examples
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Afterward, everyone said, Mom and Dad included (and neither of them inclined to say such things), that Kenny was born under a lucky star.
Fiction book (1991) -
It was benign, and she believed she lived under a lucky star.
Fiction book (1990) -
(Were those Summit execs born under a lucky star or what?)
Blog text (26) -
I've always felt that I was under a lucky star, as everything seems to go my way.
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Winning the lottery made me realize I've been living under a lucky star lately.
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With all the good things happening to her, she truly believes she is under a lucky star.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having good things happen by chance
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1.8
Being lucky in a situation
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1.6
Having something good happen by chance
Antonyms
How Lucky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The parts 'under' (subject to), 'lucky' (fortunate) and 'star' (here a metaphor for fate) together give clear cues that someone is being favoured by luck, so a learner who knows the words can often infer the meaning. However, the use of 'star' as a metaphor for fate/fortune is not fully literal and may require cross-linguistic or cultural knowledge, so the expression is partly but not completely predictable.
Etymology
Under a lucky star comes from an old idea that a bright star shining above you at birth made your life lucky, so being literally under a lucky star meant fate was on your side. So it means 'experiencing good luck'.