lucky break

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lucky break

noun lucky breaks

idiomatic A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc. At 17, she got her lucky break when she appeared on television and became a popular musician overnight.
Similar: break

Opposite: bad break

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noun

Opposite: bad break

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noun stroke of luck

中文	時來運轉 /时来运转 shíláiyùnzhuǎn
Français	coup de chance, coup de bol, coup de cul
Deutsch	glücklicher Zufall, Glückstreffer

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@misc{lucky_break_2026,
  title = {lucky break},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lucky%20break},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}