luck of the devil in English

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      "expansion": "luck of the devil (uncountable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "Extraordinarily good fortune; recurring luck."
      ],
      "id": "en-luck_of_the_devil-en-noun-IMbtGxKs",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "lucky devil"
        }
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "luck of the Irish"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lady Luck"
        }
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
          "word": "moukan tuuri"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
          "word": "chance de cocu"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
          "word": "unverschämtes Glück"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
          "word": "mehr Glück als Verstand"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "luck of the devil"
}

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      "expansion": "luck of the devil (uncountable)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lucky devil"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Extraordinarily good fortune; recurring luck."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "luck of the Irish"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lady Luck"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
      "word": "moukan tuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
      "word": "chance de cocu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
      "word": "unverschämtes Glück"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extraordinary or recurring luck",
      "word": "mehr Glück als Verstand"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luck of the devil"
}

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"luck of the devil" meaning in English

Noun