strike lucky in English

Forms: strikes lucky [present, singular, third-person], striking lucky [participle, present], struck lucky [past], struck lucky [participle, past], stricken lucky [archaic, participle, past, rare] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,struck,struck:stricken􂀿rare or archaic􂁀>}} strike lucky (third-person singular simple present strikes lucky, present participle striking lucky, simple past struck lucky, past participle struck lucky or (rare or archaic) stricken lucky)

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      "form": "strikes lucky",
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To have unexpected good fortune."
      ],
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        "(British) To have unexpected good fortune."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "strike me lucky"
        },
        {
          "word": "strike it lucky"
        }
      ],
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        "British"
      ]
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}

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    {
      "form": "strikes lucky",
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    },
    {
      "form": "struck lucky",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "struck lucky",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stricken lucky",
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        "participle",
        "past",
        "rare"
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        "To have unexpected good fortune."
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        "(British) To have unexpected good fortune."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"strike lucky" meaning in English

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