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In reply to:But we would bet (and we're feeling pretty lucky today) that when most of us employ luck out, we use the phrase in a much different sense: "to succeed because of good luck." How did this reversal in meaning come about?
MW seems to show that the phrase has taken a turn to mean its opposite. Now what is that word our very own Too likes to use in these circumstances?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Out of luck? sjm 05/24/03 09:06 PM Re: Out of luck? wwh 05/24/03 09:20 PM Re: Out of luck? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/24/03 09:25 PM Re: Out of luck? tsuwm 05/25/03 12:17 AM Re: Out of luck? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/25/03 01:11 AM Re: Out of luck? WhitmanO'Neill 05/25/03 01:50 AM Re: Out of luck? Capfka 05/25/03 04:27 AM Re: Out of luck? of troy 05/25/03 12:23 PM Re: Out of luck? wwh 05/24/03 09:37 PM Re: Out of luck? Wordwind 05/24/03 10:05 PM Re: Out of luck? Faldage 05/24/03 11:07 PM Re: Out of luck? Wordwind 05/24/03 11:09 PM Re: Out of luck? Faldage 05/24/03 11:12 PM Re: Out of luck? Wordwind 05/24/03 11:17 PM Re: Out of luck? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/24/03 11:45 PM Re: The importance of being earnest Capfka 05/24/03 11:47 PM Re: The importance of being earnest Wordwind 05/24/03 11:51 PM
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