one should be so lucky

Questions

What does one should be so lucky mean?

It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.

Where does one should be so lucky come from?

Calque of Yiddish מען זאָל זיין אזוי מזלדיק (men zol zeyn azoy mazldik, “one should be so lucky”)

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