Meaning of luck of the draw | Babel Free

Definitions

The random production or occurrence of favorable or unfavorable results.

idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“She got a big winner [ticket for a large prize]. It was the luck of the draw⟳!”

“She got a real dud. Well, that's the luck of the draw⟳ for you.”

“[A] dry ditch or moat . . . should have⟳ been constructed around towers in particularly exposed or vulnerable positions but in some cases it seems that they were selected by the luck of the draw⟳.”

“[I]s it merely the luck of the draw⟳ that turns some novels into blockbusters and others of equal merit into also-rans?”

“If you've never been a smoker and you develop⟳ lung cancer, how did you get⟳ it? Is it genetics, environment, radon, luck of the draw⟳?”

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