good luck

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 .

Example Sentences

And good luck if you try to get off the ride.

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First off, good luck with your upcoming surgery.

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One morning, on their way to the training pitch, they were confronted by a large pinboard with good luck messages from primary school children around the country.

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If he and Colbert decide to take their voices straight to social media, well, good luck controlling that.

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Any fan with a sacred good luck ritual and any player who’s thanked the man upstairs for a touchdown knows the two overlap as tightly as a freshly laced pigskin.

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