Friday the 13th, czyli dzień powszechnie uważany za pechowy. Pochodzenie takiego postrzegania tego dnia nie jest do końca znane: niektórzy wiążą je z Biblią, inni uważają, że narodziło się w XIV wieku, a jeszcze inni, że dopiero pod koniec XIX. Jedno jest pewne: do dziś wiele osób zachowuje w ten dzień szczególną ostrożność. Just in case! – Na wszelki wypadek!
To prawda, piątek 13 kojarzy nam się głównie z pechem – bad luck. Jednak, żeby dodać do niego trochę optymizmu, przyjrzymy się nie tylko wyrażeniom związanym właśnie z pechem, ale również z good luck – szczęściem.
A streak of bad luck
The time when only bad things happen
We’ve had a streak of bad luck this year: Lucy lost her job in January, then my father got sick and in March I had a car crash.
To be down on one’s luck
To experience the time when only bad things happen
– How was your interview? Did you get the job?
– No, I didn’t. And imagine that I had a car crash on my way home! I’m down on my luck lately.
What rotten luck!
A way to express that you feel sorry for someone who was unlucky
– How was your son’s running competition?
– He took the 4th place.
– Ohh.. what rotten luck!
Just my luck!
An ironic way to say that you were unlucky
Ohh no, a traffic jam again! It’s just my luck!
Beginner’s luck
You can use it when someone does something for the first time and does it very well, but it’s not a result of their skills – it’s just by chance
– It was the first time I played football and I scored a goal!
– Don’t get so excited, it’s just beginner’s luck.
To be in luck
To experience good fortune
The weather’s great and there are less people than we had expected. Seems like we’re in luck!
The luck of the draw
You can use it when something happens completely by chance
He wasn’t prepared for the exam but he did really well. It’s just the luck of the draw.
As luck would have it
By chance
She hadn’t made an appointment, but as luck would have it, there was no one in the waiting room and she entered the office straight away.
To push one’s luck
You can use it when you’re already in a good situation but you want to make it even better and you risk losing everything
That’s a great offer, don’t push your luck!
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