get lucky
Beat the odds
Get lucky means to have good fortune, especially unexpectedly.
The phrase often carries sexual connotation—to get lucky is to find a willing partner for the night: He's hoping to get lucky at the bar.
But it applies to any stroke of fortune: We got lucky with the weather.
The ambiguity allows for playful double meanings.
Receiving divine favor
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- favoredShown special preference
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- propitiousFavorable for success
serendipity · happenstance · coincidence · fluke · chance · windfall · fate · destiny
Casual sexual encounter
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- attractionPull toward something
flirtation · connection · sparks · rendezvous · encounter · pickup · date · seduction
Achieve victory
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- championTop competitor, or advocate
hit the jackpot · score · breakthrough · achievement · accomplish · prevail · strike gold · pay off
Locate through effort
- stumble uponFind unexpectedly
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- discoverFind something unknown
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
treasure · hidden gem · artifact · relic · uncover · happen upon · come across · struck gold
blessed
Receiving divine favor
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- favoredShown special preference
- auspiciousIndicating future success
propitious · serendipity · happenstance · coincidence · fluke · chance · windfall · fate · destiny · kismet
hookup
Casual sexual encounter
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
attraction · flirtation · connection · sparks · rendezvous · encounter · pickup · date · seduction · nightlife
win
Achieve victory
champion · hit the jackpot · score · breakthrough · achievement · accomplish · prevail · strike gold · pay off · come through
find
Locate through effort
- stumble uponFind unexpectedly
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- discoverFind something unknown
eureka · treasure · hidden gem · artifact · relic · uncover · happen upon · come across · struck gold · dig up
- windfallsjackpot, windfall, grand prize, found money, big win
- innuendoinnuendo, sexual innuendo, double entendre, double meaning, implied meaning
get luckystrike out
Delete or fail batting
come up empty · miss out · draw the short straw · lose out · crash and burn
get, luck, lucky, unlucky, luckily, getting, luckless, luckier, luckiest