# be in luck

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/be-in-luck
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To be lucky in getting something that one wants.

## Examples

- You are in luck because the store is still open.
- If you need a ride to the station, you are in luck because I am heading that way now.
- Should you require a rare edition of that classic novel, you are in luck, as the library recently acquired a pristine copy.

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