beginner luck
Newcomer's surprising success
Beginner luck, more commonly beginner's luck, is unexpected success by someone new to an activity—the novice who wins their first poker hand or sinks a difficult shot.
The phrase often carries slight dismissiveness, implying the success won't last once real skill matters: Don't get cocky, that was just beginner's luck.
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- first timerOne attempting something new
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- first-timeNever previously experienced
first try · rookie · windfall · fluke · serendipity · jackpot · amateur · unexpected · winning · winning streak · streak · roll of the dice · casino · dice · gamble · newcomer · triumph · fresh
- lucky charmsrabbit foot, four leaf clover, shamrock, horseshoe, four-leaf clover
- superstitionssuperstition, superstitions, hexes, black cats, broken mirror
- gambling superstitionsgambler's fallacy, blowing on dice, hot streak, cold streak, hot hand
source of success
beginner luckmastery
Complete skill or control
expertise · skill · competence · deliberate practice · merit
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