devil's luck

English

Alternative forms

luck of the devil

Etymology

People who were always lucky were once thought to have to have made a pact with the Devil.

Noun

devil’s luck (uncountable)

(idiomatic) astounding good luck.

Translations

astounding good luck

Finnish: moukan tuuri
French: chance du diable f

Russian: черто́вское везе́ние n (čertóvskoje vezénije) (usually in expressions like ему́ черто́вски везёт (jemú čertóvski vezjót) "he is damn lucky")

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