lot in life
One's given situation
A person's lot in life is their circumstances, situation, or fate—the hand they've been dealt.
The phrase often carries a tone of resignation or acceptance: She never complained about her lot in life.
To improve one's lot is to better one's circumstances.
The expression implies that life distributes fortune unevenly, and one must make do with what one receives.
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- twist of fateUnexpected reversal of fortune
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- luck of the drawOutcome beyond control
roll of the dice · circumstance · station · calling · karma · cosmic plan · providence · written in the stars · portion · share · cards on the table · birthright · kismet · doom · condition · place · situation · way of the world
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
- fatalismdestiny, doom, inevitability, kismet, predestination
lot in lifefree will
Autonomous choice capacity
self-determination · deliberate choice · intentional living · personal agency · elective course
lot in lifeblessed life
Favored, fortunate existence
good fortune · lucky break · silver spoon · stroke of luck · blessing
lot, lots, life, lives, live, lived, living, lively, livelihood