lucky dogs

Fortune's favorite people

Lucky dogs are people who enjoy good fortune, especially when it seems unearned or enviable.

The phrase carries affectionate envy rather than resentment: Those lucky dogs got front-row seats.

A lucky dog is someone you'd trade places with, at least for the moment.

Related

adopted · prosperous · fat cat · lap of luxury · favored · golden ticket · advantaged · sheltered · auspicious · serendipity · beneficiaries · best in show · spoiled · beloved · proverb · windfall · jackpot · four-leaf clover

Opposites
sympathy/envy response

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Beings evoking compassion

charity cases

deservingness

lucky dogswhipping boys

Substitutes for punishment

fall guys · scapegoats · underdogs · have-nots

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G