thank one's lucky stars

Express profound gratitude

To thank one's lucky stars is to feel grateful for good fortune, especially when disaster was narrowly avoided: I thank my lucky stars I wasn't on that flight.

The phrase invokes the old belief that celestial bodies influence human fate—your "lucky stars" are whatever cosmic forces have smiled on you.

count one's blessingsAcknowledge one's good fortune
fortuneWealth or destiny
chanceLikelihood of occurrence
luckChance affecting outcomes
stroke of luckFortunate unexpected occurrence

relief · sigh of relief · providence · gratitude · indebtedness · auspiciousness · narrow escape · serendipity · twist of fate · breathe a sigh of relief · close call · appreciation · acknowledgment · dodge a bullet · against all odds · recognition · destiny · fate

Opposites

gratitude vs. complaint

thank one's lucky starsrue the day

Feel deep future remorse

grumble · kvetch · cry over spilt milk

external attribution vs. self-attribution

thank one's lucky starspat oneself on the back

take credit · beat oneself up

attribution of outcomes

thank one's lucky starspat oneself on the back

toot one's own horn · take a bow · rest on one's laurels · brag · preen

Family

thank, thanks, thanked, thanking, thankful, thankfully, thankfulness, thankless, thanklessly

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