lucky star

English

Etymology

From the ancient idea that stars affect human lives.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lucky star (plural lucky stars)

1. (idiomatic) Something that appears to give a person luck
   • 1903, E. Nesbit, The Man with the Boots‎^[1]:

     The young man's lucky star shone full on him, and dazzled him to a seeming indiscretion.

   • 1889, Fanny Chambers Gooch, Face to Face With the Mexicans‎^[2]:

     If exiled, he went without remonstrance, confident that his lucky star would again lead him to the front, and with fertile brain every ready to plan a revolution or arrange a coup d'état.

Derived terms

• count one's lucky stars
• under a lucky star
• thank one's lucky stars

Translations

something that appears to give a person luck

• Finnish: onnentähti
• French: bonne étoile (fr) f
• Polish: coś, co przynosić szczęście
• Spanish: buena estrella f