press your luck

press your luck
press (your) luck See at: down on luck

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  • press\ one's\ luck — • press one s luck • push one s luck v. phr. To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets. If you re lucky at first, don t press your… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • press luck — press (your) luck See at: down on luck …   New idioms dictionary

  • press one's luck — or[push one s luck] {v. phr.} To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. * /When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets./ * /If you re lucky at first, don t press your luck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • press one's luck — or[push one s luck] {v. phr.} To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. * /When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets./ * /If you re lucky at first, don t press your luck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • luck — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ better, good, great ▪ blind, dumb (AmE), plain, pure, sheer ▪ It was sheer luck …   Collocations dictionary

  • push\ one's\ luck — • press one s luck • push one s luck v. phr. To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets. If you re lucky at first, don t press your… …   Словарь американских идиом

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