good luck

Idioms  

1. Good fortune or a happy outcome, especially by chance. For example, It was sheer good luck that brought this offer my way , or, as Shakespeare put it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (3:5): “As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page.” [Late 1400s]

2. Also, good luck to you . I wish you success. This term is used both straightforwardly, as in Good luck on your journey , and sarcastically, implying that what someone is undertaking is not likely to succeed, as in If you think you'll find that long-lost letter, good luck to you .

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Example Sentences

"He said to us, and we appreciate it… good luck and Godspeed," Gen Caine said.

From BBC

I think you’re spending a couple of hours in campus jail, until you can use your phone to show them what happens, and good luck explaining the phone, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also among the top six resolutions are eating healthier, improving physical health and losing weight, so good luck to all you dreamers, and I hope you last longer than I have with similar resolutions.

From Los Angeles Times

But good luck getting people to even pay attention to this problem.

From Salon

Among the quieter names, good luck finding a Western Digital lookalike trading at 7 times earnings.

From Barron's