lucky

Preposition: with

• weather: We were certainly lucky with the weather - modesty forbids me from taking credit for that.

Modifying Another Word

• incredibly: I actually feel incredibly lucky to have gone on this journey with my son.
• extremely: Here in Dorset we are extremely lucky to benefit from an annual Capital Grants Program for Village Halls.
• extraordinarily: Matt Ridley is a brilliant lecturer with a global reputation and we are extraordinarily lucky that he is visiting the University.
• very: I was very lucky to be taught by him.

Infinitive complement

• escape: The Spaniard was lucky to escape from an horrific crash.
• survive: The Duke of York was lucky to survive the blitz of May 1942.
• catch: Wow, I thought to myself, we're pretty lucky to catch a glimpse of this!
• get: Now he'd be lucky to get a tenner for last year's model.
• have: I'm lucky enough to have dived some of the worlds best dive sites.
• live: But I was lucky enough to live in a town with a first class state school.

Modifies a noun

• winner: Click on to see pics of our lucky winners on their VIP night out.
• dip: They make a good " lucky dip " or " pass the parcel " prize.
• escape: Anyway, looks like we had a lucky escape from nearly buying a lemon.
• recipient: With a huge range of activities to choose from across the UK, the lucky recipient will be spoilt for choice.
• charm: The local lucky charm the Indalo man can be spotted on most buildings.
• bastard: One of you lucky bastards probably got given a planet for your birthday once, or something.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: We feel lucky to be able to look to our future.
• strike: Last week, in my search for more of his work, I struck lucky with an internet search.
• get: I didn't get really lucky with lapped riders.