for luck

idiom

: in order for someone to have good luck
Before her husband left for his job interview, she gave him a kiss for luck.

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Or as Louis Pasteur repeatedly emphasized: Work at excellence, look for luck. Eli Amdur, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Italy and Spain: Wearing red underwear Italians and Spaniards both wear red underwear for luck. Chris Ciolli, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024 Noodles are for long life, whole chicken is for keeping the family united, tangerines and oranges are for luck, sweets are for a sweet life, spring rolls are for wealth, and sweet rice balls mark the last day of the celebration, the Lantern Festival. Staff Report, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2024 Excited for the new food vendor this year. - Heavy Seas Loose Cannon IPA (purple can!) - Johnny Unitas statue (rub the toe for luck) . The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for for luck 

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“For luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20luck. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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