lucky break
A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to…A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
» This is what they call a lucky break.
Das ist das, was man einen glücklichen Zufall nennt.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
At 17, she got her lucky break when she appeared on television and became a popular musician overnight.
glücklicher Zufall, Glückstreffer
Examples
6 sentencesThis is what they call a lucky break.
deDas ist das, was man einen glücklichen Zufall nennt. — Esperantostern
I got a lucky break.
Tom got a lucky break.
How lucky! There's nothing broken.
ruЗдорово! Ничего не сломалось. — sharptoothed
deWelch ein Glück! Es ist nichts zerbrochen. — al_ex_an_der
We caught a lucky break.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: lucky breaks| Singular | lucky break |
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