one should be so lucky
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one should be so lucky
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Calque of Yiddish מען זאָל זיין אזוי מזלדיק (men zol zeyn azoy mazldik, “one should be so lucky”)
phrase one will be lucky
- It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified. So now I'm the Beverly Sills of Broadway, right? Hah! I should be so lucky!
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phrase it is highly doubtful
| Español | no caerá esa breva |
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Talk about this word "one should be so lucky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/one%20should%20be%20so%20lucky. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. one should be so lucky. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/one%20should%20be%20so%20lucky "one should be so lucky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/one%20should%20be%20so%20lucky.Cite this
@misc{one_should_be_so_lucky_2026,
title = {one should be so lucky},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one%20should%20be%20so%20lucky},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
