"as luck may have it" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-as luck may have it.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} as luck may have it (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) by chance, luckily Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-as_luck_may_have_it-en-adv-zR6uXi50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English subjunctive expressions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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