as luck would have it
As it happened
As luck would have it introduces a coincidence or twist of fate, whether fortunate or unfortunate.
The phrase frames what follows as the result of chance rather than planning: As luck would have it, the one day I forgot my umbrella it poured.
Despite containing "luck," it often precedes bad outcomes.
- twist of fateUnexpected reversal of fortune
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- chance encounterUnintended crossing of paths
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
happenstance · accident · fortune · stars aligned · roll of the dice · contingency · meant to be · providence · fluke · blessing · curse · lucky break · luck of the draw · randomness · against all odds · probability · causation · fortuitously
- luckgood luck, bad luck, lucky, pure luck, dumb luck
- story phrasesonce upon a time, happily ever after, the end, long ago, a long time ago
- believe it or notsurprisingly, amazingly, incredibly, shockingly, remarkably
as luck would have itby design
Done with intent
intentionally · deliberately · on purpose · calculatedly · according to plan
as luck would have itas expected
predictably · unsurprisingly · inevitably · naturally · of course
would, luckily, unlucky, luckless, luckier, luckiest, having