stroke of luck
Fortune smiling briefly
A stroke of luck is a sudden, unexpected fortunate event—something good that happens by chance rather than through effort or planning.
The phrase emphasizes the randomness of the fortune: Finding that apartment was a stroke of luck.
A stroke of *bad* luck works the same way in reverse.
- godsendUnexpected welcome help
- gift from aboveFortunate occurrence seeming miraculous
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- happenstanceUnplanned circumstance
lucky break · lucky streak · serendipity · happy accident · blessing · manna · bolt from the blue · chance · coincidence · fortune · boon · twist of fate · break · golden opportunity · miracle · providence · jackpot · one in a million
- good fortunewinning lottery, jackpot, windfall, lucky break, golden opportunity
- fate and chancefate, destiny, fortune, coincidence, randomness
- fortunelucky, fortune, fate, destiny, jinxed
- lucklucky, luckily, lucky day, lucky charm, lucky star
- Timing & Fortunelucky break, perfect timing, window of opportunity, good fortune, serendipity
- Upsetsupset, upset victory, upset win, underdog victory, underdog win
fortune/misfortune
stroke of luckmisfortune
Adverse circumstance or event
bad break · calamity · disaster · bad luck · tough break
luck, stroke, striking, strikes, strokes, stroking, stroked, backstroke, breaststroke