luck
noun
[ lʌk ]
• success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
• "it was just luck that the first kick went in"
Similar:
good fortune,
good luck,
success,
successfulness,
prosperity,
advantage,
advantageousness,
felicity,
a stroke of luck,
fluke,
a lucky break,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch lucken . The noun use (late 15th century) is from Middle Low German lucke, related to Dutch geluk, German Glück, of West Germanic origin and possibly related to lock1.
luck into
• chance to find or acquire something favourable.
• "shortly after moving to Los Angeles I lucked into a freelance writing job"