in luck
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1.6
- idiom
:
estar de suerte
- If you're looking for a job, you're in luck; several companies are hiring.
Well, we are in luck, because comedy magician Eric Buss displays his crazy new invention, the bubble wrap bike.
- Well, we are in luck, because comedy magician Eric Buss displays his crazy new invention, the bubble wrap bike.
- They have your size, you're in luck, and you really want it, but it's not on sale and you know you shouldn't be buying things at regular price.
Examples
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I guess you're in luck.
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You are in luck.
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We could be in luck, guys, we could be in luck.
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Oh, we're in luck, then.
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If the project design happens to fit the needs of your students, you are in luck.
Academic text (2011) -
You and I are in luck because I have brought in today the most respected brain coach on the planet to help you and me.
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Looks like you're both in luck.
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We were in luck: the sleeping car porter with the droopy eye was standing right outside our car.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're in luck.
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"Well, you're in luck, young man," Edna says, turning to smile at him.
Fiction book (1997)
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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7.1
Someone who often has good things happen by chance
Feeling lucky and happy about something
Antonyms
How Lucky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'in' marks being within a state and 'luck' means good fortune, so 'in luck' straightforwardly means 'experiencing good fortune'. This in + noun state construction is common cross‑linguistically and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
In luck paints a picture of being in a place called luck, as if you have stepped into a spot where good things happen. That's why when you are in luck you have 'good luck' or an unexpected lucky moment.