Lucked out

[Billy ray]

Ok, hit me with your answer

 

[JW Frogen]

I had both.

In almost equal measure.

Thing is I always feel my bad luck was a matter of my own character and my good luck, well that is a matter of human grace and love.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

I believe it means you had good luck. But this never made sense to me so it is not a term or phrase I use.

 

[Billy ray]

I had both.

In almost equal measure.

Thing is I always feel my bad luck was a matter of my own character and my good luck, well that is a matter of human grace and love.

Yeh but if you hear someone say they lucked out, do you inmediately think they had some good luck? Or they had some bad luck?

 

[JW Frogen]

That is a good question, I reckon it is both.


I once fell madly in love, married her, had a happy and great life together, good luck.

Then it all fell apart in the human serenditipity of emotion.

Bad luck.

I was in two wars and saw too many good people die, but I lived.

Good and bad luck.

Thing is we are all going to suffer and endure and be blessed by what fate brings us, and luck has nothing to do with it.

Our luck is how we see our lives, moment to moment, day by day, month by month, year by year until death, the only really fair thing in life, runs our luck out.

 

[JW Frogen]

And then we move on until the next life.

But then I am a Buddhist.

A really shit one.

 

[perthblue]

how come fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

 

[Billy ray]

Flammable and inflammable too

But that and fat chance /slim chance arent confusing as if you hear any of them its clear what the meaning is.

 

[Billy ray]

But lucked out seems (in usa, hollywood etc) means good luck but i have always known it to be bad luck.

Lucked out. My luck ran out. Bad luck.

 

[estibador]

Good luck. Like to win out.

Or like cashing out means cash is incoming, not running out. Mind you that's another example where cashing in means the same.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Always thought it was a good thing, but now I'm not so sure.

Does that help?

 

[Shell]

Yeh but if you hear someone say they lucked out, do you inmediately think they had some good luck? Or they had some bad luck?

When i saw the thread title, i immediately thought good luck.

 

[Shell]

how come fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

You have just blown my mind pb. I shall be thinking about this all night now.

 

[Procrastinator35]

It means you've had no luck at all....As in fresh outta luck.

I asked this gorgeous super-model out for a date the other day, but I totally 'lucked Out'.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Good luck
Only weirdos think bad luck

 

[perthblue]

It means you've had no luck at all....As in fresh outta luck.

I asked this gorgeous super-model out for a date the other day, but I totally 'lucked Out'.

When you cash out it means you've acquired cash

 

[Procrastinator35]

When you cash out it means you've acquired cash

Slot-machine & gambling parlance....Referring to chips & other monetary/credit substitutes.

What about nude-ing-up?...Am I dressing down for the occasion?

 

[Billy ray]

Urban Dictionary: Lucked Out

Depending on the type of luck you are refering to, i.e. good or bad, this phrase either implies a positive or negative statement. It implies that you recieved as much luck as was possible whether it be good or bad, aka you rode your luck untill it ran out, or simply just ran out of luck. It...

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Q&A: “Luck out”? | Australian Writers' Centre

Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. This week...

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[Procrastinator35]

Good luck
Only weirdos think bad luck

What about No luck at all?...That's neither.

 

[Dav]

'Lucked out' would automatically mean an excess of one or the other, right?

 

[CLUBMEDhurst]

Kiwi for cunnilingus

 

[rocker_oz33]

Someone took your park.

 

[Billy ray]

See i still think this makes no sense unless they wanted bad weather all weekend.

Lucked out to me means luck not on your side
You’re shit outta luck. Lucked out.
No luck.
Yet. Here we are…..

 

[Caesar]

Good luck

I have never heard it used as a synonym for 'out of luck'

 

[Billy ray]

The more i look into it. The more intriguing i find this.

Language Log » Lucking out

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