- try luck
- try (your) luck
to attempt something that may or may not succeed.
Hundreds of fishermen had shown up early at the lake to try their luck.
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try your luck — try/chance/your luck (at something) phrase to try something that may not be successful William was a gambler, ready to try his luck at anything. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: luck * * * try your luck … Useful english dictionary
luck — ► NOUN 1) success or failure apparently brought by chance. 2) chance considered as a force causing success or failure. 3) good fortune. ► VERB informal 1) (luck into/upon) chance to find or acquire. 2) (luck … English terms dictionary
luck — [luk] n. [ME lucke, prob. < MDu luk, contr. < gelucke < ODu * gilukki (> Ger glück, fortune, good luck) < ? IE base * leug , to bend (> LEEK, LOCK1): basic sense “what bends together,” hence, “what occurs, what is fitting, lucky … English World dictionary
try one's luck — ( ● luck * * * I do something that involves risk or luck, hoping to succeed he thought he d try his luck at farming in Canada II see luck … Useful english dictionary
try your luck at something — try/chance/your luck (at something) phrase to try something that may not be successful William was a gambler, ready to try his luck at anything. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: luck … Useful english dictionary
try your luck (at something) — try your ˈluck (at sth) idiom to do sth that involves risk or luck, hoping to succeed • My grandparents emigrated to Canada to try their luck there. Main entry: ↑tryidiom … Useful english dictionary
try your luck — try (your) luck to attempt something that may or may not succeed. Hundreds of fishermen had shown up early at the lake to try their luck … New idioms dictionary
try one's luck — ► try one s luck attempt something risky. Main Entry: ↑luck … English terms dictionary
try one's luck — index bet, gamble, speculate (chance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
try one's fortune — try one s luck, test one s chances … English contemporary dictionary
