Definition of As luck would have it

1. Adverb. By good fortune. "Fortunately the weather was good"

Exact synonyms: Fortuitously, Fortunately, Luckily
Partainyms: Fortuitous, Fortunate, Lucky
Antonyms: Unfortunately, Unluckily

Definition of As luck would have it

1. Adverb. (idiomatic) As it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of As Luck Would Have It

as good as it gets
as good as one's word
as hell
as if
as if by magic
as if there were no tomorrow
as in
as is
as it happens
as it is
as it stands
as it were
as long as
as luck may have it
as luck would have it (current term)
as much
as much as possible
as much use as a chocolate fireguard
as much use as a chocolate teapot
as near as makes no difference
as needed
as of
as of late
as of right
as of yet
as opposed to
as per
as per usual

Literary usage of As luck would have it

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1867)
"as luck would have it, just as we came abreast of Porter's, out elides that eternal torment, BILL SIKES, in his new trotting sulky, with the brown horse ..."

2. A Grammar of Late Modern English: For the Use of Continental, Especially by Hendrik Poutsma (1904)
"as luck would have it, Haggles' house in Curson street was to let. VAN. FAIR, II, Cii. II, 13. One day, as ill-luck would have it, the game became more ..."

3. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke (1864)
"There was only one course to pursue, for in one instant more he would have been into me; so, quick as thought, I fired the gun, and, as luck would have it, ..."

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