Idioms using 'luck' Date:_____________

Write the letter of the word(s) that best complete(s) each sentence:

a - down on his luck

b - best of luck
c - in luck
d - just my luck
e - as luck would have it
f - beginner's luck
g - lucked out
h - lucky streak
i - no such luck
j - tough luck

1.  , buddy! = It's unfortunate that you had such bad luck.

2. I really thought that things would be different this time, but  .

( = it didn't happen like I hoped it would)

3. He really   ( = got lucky) when he was hired over much more

qualified candidates.

4. What do you say when a novice beats an expert?  !

5. The man was really  , having lost both his home and his job.

6. He thought he would never see her again, but then one day,  , ( = by
chance) he ran into her.

7. P1: Do you have any more of these books? P2: You're  . We have one
left.

8. A new job, a new girlfriend, some new friends... I feel like I'm on a  !

9. Another way of saying "good luck!" is " "!

10. It was all going so well and then everything started to go wrong!  !(
= this always happens to me)
Answers

1) j 2) i 3) g 4) f 5) a 6) e 7) c 8) h 9) b 10) d