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make one's own luck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
make one's own luck
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take measures to ensure that one will succeed, rather than relying on luck.

Inflected Forms

makes one's own luck (present, singular) making one's own luck (participle, present) made one's own luck (participle, past) made one's own luck (past)

Phrases

fortune favors the bold you have to be good to be lucky

Frequently Paired Words

fortune favors the bold you have to be good to be lucky

Questions

What does make one's own luck mean?
To take measures to ensure that one will succeed, rather than relying on luck.

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