Meanings
verbstrike lucky (third-person singular simple present strikes lucky, present participle striking lucky, simple past struck lucky, past participle struck lucky or (rare or archaic) stricken lucky)
present singular third person strikes lucky · participle present striking lucky · past struck lucky · participle past struck lucky · archaic participle past rare stricken lucky
- UKTo have unexpected good fortune.
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