"as luck would have it" meaning in All languages combined

See as luck would have it on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-as luck would have it.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} as luck would have it, {{en-PP}} as luck would have it
  1. (idiomatic) by good fortune; fortunately or luckily. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-as_luck_would_have_it-en-prep_phrase-xqtWjX-T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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