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be in/out of luck

informal

Definition

C1 to be able/unable to have or do what you want: "Do you have any tuna sandwiches?" "You're in luck - there's one left."Good luck and bad luck
(Definition of be in/out of luck from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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