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29 ALTERNATIVES
FOR 'GOOD LUCK' AND
'CONGRATULATIONS'
VOCABULARY LESSON

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ALTERNATIVES FOR GOOD LUCK:

1 All the best!

Short for 'I wish you all the best!'

2 Break a leg!
Originally used for actors, as it was considered bad
luck to wish luck before they went on stage!

3 Blow them away!

to blow someone away = to impress/shock
someone

4 Knock ‘em dead!

To knock someone dead = to impress/shock
them - very slang. 'em = them
5 Fingers crossed!
To cross one's fingers is a sign of wishing
luck or hoping for success.
6 Best of luck!
Short for 'I wish you the best of luck!'

7 Wishing you the best!

We sometimes shorten 'I am wishing' to 'Wishing'

8 All the best to you!

Further emphasis on 'all the best.'

9 Go get ‘em, tiger!

Go and shock/impress them! It is slang and
more American.

10 You got this!

Slang for 'you've got this' which means 'you
can do this!'

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ALTERNATIVES FOR 'CONGRATULATIONS!':

1
11 My respects (to you!)
To offer your respects is a classy way to show
you're impressed.

2
12 Hats off (to you!)
If you take your hat off to someone, you are
impressed by them.

3
13 Sensational!
A very popular word! It is fairly posh.

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14 Get in there!
A way to express celebration. It can be
shortened to 'get in.' It is very informal.

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15 You rock!
This is a more american remark.

2
16 (Jolly) good show!
This is a posh phrase meaning 'well done!'
Jolly = really/very, in this context.

3
17 Nice going!
This is an American slang phrase meaning 'well
done'.
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18 Good for/on you!
A popular alternative for congratulations.

3
19 Well done you!
This means the same as good for/on you.

20 Nice one!
This is very informal and friendly.
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21 You did it!
You achieved it!

2
22 You’re a genius!
You're so intelligent!

3
23 Pat on the back!
This is often used for self-congratulation! If you pat
someone on the pack you congratulate them.

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24 You made that look easy!
You did so well! Congratulations.

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25 Keep up the good work!
You've done so well! Keep on going!

2
26 Nothing can stop you now! You’re on a roll!
To be on a roll is to be on a path of
continuous success.

3
27 You’re on fire!
If someone is on fire they are doing very well/ being
very successful.

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28 Congratu-(expletive)-lations!
We sometimes add a swear word in the
middle for extra emphasis!

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29 Way to go!
Wow! Well done!

QUIZ
Test your memory! Without looking at the previous
pages, fill in the correct words!

1 Knock _______ dead.

2 Break a ________.

3 ________ crossed.

4 Go get 'em ________.

5 You ________ this!

6 _______ off to you!

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7 Get ______ there!

8 ______ to go!

9 ______ on the back!

10 You're on a ______!

11 You're on _______!

12 Congratu-________-lations!

Answers:
12. expletive (eg. bloody)
11. fire
10. roll
9. Pat
8. Way
7. in
6. Hats
5. got
4. tiger
3. Fingers
2. leg
1. 'em

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