Idiom
lucky break
Meaning
A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Getting that job was a lucky break for me.”
“She was struggling to find work until a lucky break led her to an interview at a top company.”
“His career finally gained momentum after a lucky break, when a famous critic praised his debut novel in a national newspaper.”
Examples
simple
“Getting that job was a lucky break for me.”
contextual
“She was struggling to find work until a lucky break led her to an interview at a top company.”
complex
“His career finally gained momentum after a lucky break, when a famous critic praised his debut novel in a national newspaper.”
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