Meanings
- idiomaticPresent conditions are favorable; future prospects are good.
"[T]his is something we've been fighting for for years. . . . I think the stars are aligned for legislative action this year."
1998 February 27, David W. Chen, “Insurer Sets Review Plan For Disputes”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Jul 20152 more examples
"The stars are aligned for tobacco stocks," says Bonnie Herzog, a tobacco analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston. "Everything is working in their favor."
2001 June 24, Daren Fonda, “Why Tobacco Won't Quit”, in Time, retrieved 24 Jul 2015Ed Warner, the chairman of UK Athletics, yesterday considered the merits of the domestic governing body's bid to bring the 2017 World Athletics Championships to London and concluded: "Our stars are aligned at the moment."
2011 November 9, Simon Turnbull, “Can London win in Monte Carlo and trump Qatar's big cash pitch?”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 24 Jul 2015Synonyms: stars align
Synonyms & antonyms
phrasePresent conditions are favorable; future prospects are good.
Origin
An allusion to astrological omens.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tähdet ovat suotuisat (jollekin)
- tähdet ovat suotuisat (jollekin)present conditions are favorable
German die Zeichen stehen günstig, unter einem guten Stern stehen
- die Zeichen stehen günstigpresent conditions are favorable
- unter einem guten Stern stehenpresent conditions are favorable
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