How things turned out, as it happened, as in As luck would have it he missed his train, or The check arrived in time, as luck would have it. The luck referred to can mean either good fortune or bad. [Late 1500s]
as luck would have it
| Idioms: as luck would have it |
| WordNet: as luck would have it |
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
by good fortune
Synonyms: fortunately, fortuitously, luckily
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 | would (Idiom) |
| These Girls Won't Talk (1920 Film) |
| Feather Your Nest (1937 Comedy Film) |
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Mentioned in
- would (Idiom)
- These Girls Won't Talk (1920 Film)
- Feather Your Nest (1937 Comedy Film)
- luck
- Hawken, Paul (Quotes By)
- The Captain's Table (1936 Crime Film)
- Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939 Crime Film)
- Dog of the Regiment (1927 War Film)
- The Little Kidnappers (1954 Drama Film)
- Sailors' Wives (1928 Film)
- Mentiras Piadosas (1989 Drama Film)
- L'Homme Imagine (1989 Comedy Drama Film)
- The Spanish Inn (Horror Film)
- good luck (Idiom)
