bit of luck
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbitandluck
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bit
noun[C]
uk/bɪt/us/bɪt/
informal
a small piece or amount ...
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luck
noun[U]
uk/lʌk/us/lʌk/
the force that causes things, especially good things, to happen to you by chance and not as a result of your own efforts ...
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(Definition ofbitandluckfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbit of luck
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From a research analyst's perspective, it was a fantasticbitofluck.
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Flourished (and did so without abitofluck).
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You get abitoflucknow and again.
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That was abitofluckfor the man and perhaps a misfortune for me.
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These are people who, with abitofluck, training and help can ultimately find their way back to society and lead a decent life.
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With abitofluck, we may receive some advice later from our poacher turned gamekeeper.
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With abitofluck, we can expect a considerable increase in manufacturing output next year provided that pay settlements can be kept moderate.
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They are breeding well and with abitofluckwill go on for a long time.
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I have had abitofluckon rare occasions.
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With abitofluck, by the age of 28 he or she might be earning £24,000.
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With abitofluck, it may actually get rid of one's opponents.
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I wish the work force there everybitofluckin the future.
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The honest truth is that, with abitofluck, we are engaged in the beginnings of a negotiation.
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If that were done, then with abitofluckthe intruder would be confined to the one room he had broken into.
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With abitofluck, we will be swamped in the jubilee celebrations with red, white and blue for all the best reasons.
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With abitofluckit will become even less over the next year.
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That was abitofluck, because it is not the business of the buyer to hunt out the seller.
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With abitofluck, we will not get into that.
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I had abitofluckyesterday while wearing another hat.
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As politicians, we all look for abitofluck.
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