‘if you're flying into Toronto from the south you might get lucky and see Niagara Falls’
‘we got lucky with the weather’
‘Often, it is pretty easy to spot the upcoming publishing industry trends, and you may just get lucky if your work tallies with the popular publications at the time.’
‘I got lucky the very first morning I went looking for office space.’
‘When people get lucky in business, they are often convinced that it is not luck at all that brought them good fortune.’
‘Okay, you might get lucky and win a decent prize (by matching five or more numbers), but the odds are massively stacked against you.’
‘Pundits will get lucky from time to time of course, but luck tends to run out eventually.’
‘Success, he explains, boils down to being smart enough to know when you're getting lucky, then grabbing the opportunity.’
‘They might get lucky and spot some of the wildlife which lives in the area.’
‘I kind of fell into Web design while studying marketing and somehow got lucky, to be honest.’
‘Attackers run random numbers through the system, and occasionally get lucky.’
‘Just days before the midterm elections, a handful of Republican candidates got lucky.’
‘You guys got lucky this weekend - didn't see much of a snowstorm.’
‘My daughter tried twice to get us tickets and we couldn't believe it when she got lucky.’
1.1Have sex, especially in the context of a casual encounter.
‘that girl playing pool definitely gave you the eye—you might get lucky tonight!’
‘Hey, it's not my fault Mike's getting lucky tonight.’
‘On another occasion, she claimed her boss publicly humiliated her by saying she might "get lucky" at a wedding and wake up next to someone.’
‘I don't know ... maybe he's getting lucky with a cheerleader by Crystal Lake?’
‘"I see you got lucky last night," she mumbled as she passed into the kitchen.’
‘If Shawn got lucky (which he normally did every night), his cell was probably turned off to keep it from ringing at the wrong moment.’
‘You led me on, told me that I'd get lucky with you tonight.’
‘Next time you're planning a big night out, remember these tips and hopefully you'll get lucky.’
‘Yep, first night-time date and maybe, just maybe I'll get lucky too.’
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