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run of luck

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  1. 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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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

Julia Fox’s progression from downtown Manhattan persona to actress in the new Adam Sandler movie “Uncut Gems” might sound like an impressive run of luck.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2019

For gamblers, the only temporal rhythm that matters is the sequence of encounters with destiny, the run of luck.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2019

“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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