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run of luck

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Also, run of bad luck. A continued spell of good (or bad) fortune, as in The builder had a run of luck with day after day of good weather, or Nothing was going right; he was having a long run of bad luck. Originally used mainly in games of chance, this idiom was first recorded in 1782, but the use of run for a continued spell of something dates from the late 1600s.

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run of luck

But he could still put an end to his opponent’s improbable run of luck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024

He doesn’t really think the run of luck will last.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2021

Epstein acknowledges that this run of luck cannot be counted on again.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 24, 2017

The poor run of luck continued last Wednesday night - as the Rapids were undone by a last minute San Jose penalty to lose the match 2-1.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012

“I’m sorry, honey. I knew you’d get the bends. Think I’d tangled with a bull. But I was having such a run of luck it seemed like I ought to let it ride.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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run of luck

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