Collocations for luck - noun

better, good | pure, sheer
It was sheer luck that we met like that.

bad, ill, rotten, tough
It was rotten luck to be ill on the day of the interview.

piece, stroke
By a stroke of luck I came across it in a local bookshop.

bring (sb), give sb
This ring has always brought me good luck.

try
I decided to try my luck at the roulette wheel.

run out
It looks as though our luck''s finally run out.

hold
If our luck holds, we should win.

improve, turn
He went on gambling, sure his luck was about to turn.

by … ~
By ill luck, my flight had been cancelled.

for ~
I always carry it with me, just for luck.

in ~
You''re in luck - there are just two tickets left.

out of ~
I had hoped there would be another train, but I was out of luck.

with ~
With luck, we''ll get there before it closes.

beginner''s luck
I don''t know why I did so well - it must be beginner''s luck.

better luck next time
If you didn''t win a prize, better luck next time.

can''t believe your luck
He couldn''t believe his luck when the other candidate for the job withdrew.

just my luck
Just my luck to get the broken chair!