born under a lucky star

Idioms

Very fortunate, as in Peter comes out ahead no matter what he tries; he was born under a lucky star. That stars influence human lives is an ancient idea, and lucky star was used by writers from Shakespeare to the present. The precise phrase appears in a compendium of English idioms compiled by J. Burvenich in 1905. Also see thank one's lucky stars.

Example Sentences

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To say I was born under a lucky star would be a massive understatement.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Were you, like the Mexican proverb says, born under a lucky star, or into collision?

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2019

“I’ve done a lot of ballooning trips. My son climbed the Matterhorn a couple of years ago. We’ve been born under a lucky star, I think.”

From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018

But I am placing over her little grave a stone with the inscription: Not every guy named Joe was born under a lucky star.

From Time Magazine Archive

From this belief we still use the expression "born under a lucky star" to describe a person who seems always to be fortunate.

From Stories That Words Tell Us by O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)

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