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To be or feel lucky

get lucky

to be successful because of good luck

luck out

to be lucky

do something for luck

to do something that you think could make you lucky

not believe your luck

to feel that something extremely lucky has happened to you

trust to luck

to believe that the things that should happen will happen

be on a roll

to be having a lot of success or good luck

thank your lucky stars

to feel lucky, especially because something unpleasant has not happened

can’t believe your luck

to be extremely surprised and pleased because something good has happened to you by chance

have the luck of the devil

to be very lucky

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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