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English
Etymology
From the belief that it is the alignment of the stars which brings about good fortune.
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thank one's lucky stars (third-person singular simple present thanks one's lucky stars, present participle thanking one's lucky stars, simple past and past participle thanked one's lucky stars)
- (idiomatic) To be grateful, feel oneself fortunate, consider oneself lucky (especially in avoiding some calamity).
- Synonym: thank one's stars
2016, A.K. Brown, Jumpstart (Champagne Universe Series: Book 1), page 31:He thanked his lucky stars he had brought the extra heavy duty conduits in that morning.
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