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devil's own luck

NOUN
bad luck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adversity hard time hardship misfortune setback tragedy
WEAK
bad break blow hard cheese hard luck ill luck mischance raw deal reverse rotten luck tough break tough luck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage blessing boon favor success

Example Sentences

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They had what I can describe only as the devil's own luck.

From An Amiable Charlatan by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

He’s had the devil’s own luck so far, but it can’t last forever.

From The Black Box by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

Randall held his sovereignty for just a year, but Horace had the devil's own luck.

From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel

Well, if that ain't the devil's own luck!

From Wide Courses by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)

"Vous avez the devil's own luck"; exclaimed he, repeating the blow, when, to avoid the cloud, he turned short round, and encountered the Yorkshireman.

From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith

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