Collocations for luck - noun

better, good, great
blind, dumb (AmE), plain, pure, sheer
It was sheer luck that we met like that.

random
amazing, extraordinary, incredible
bad, cruel (BrE), hard, ill, poor (esp. BrE), rotten, terrible, tough, unfortunate
It was rotten luck to be sick on the day of the interview.

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

have
I haven't had much luck recently.

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

wish sb
I wished her luck for the future.

need
chance, try
I decided to try my luck at the roulette wheel.

ride (BrE)
We rode our luck (= our luck continued) towards the end of the game.

press (AmE), push
Don't push your luck!

bemoan (esp. BrE)

desert sb (esp. BrE), run out
It looks as though our luck's finally run out.

continue, hold
If our luck holds, we should win.

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

strike
More bad luck struck last week.

by … luck
By sheer luck we managed to get out in time.

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

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

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

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

as luck would have it
As luck would have it, my brother offered me his apartment.

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!

luck is on your side
I thought I was going to miss the train but luck was on my side.

make your own luck
You make your own luck in business.