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be the luck of the draw
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(Definition of be the luck of the draw from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Chance and randomness
Synonyms and related words:
- arbitrary adjective (CHANCE)
- as luck would have it idiom
- casual adjective (CHANCE)
- chance noun (LUCK)
- chance noun (POSSIBILITY)
- circumstance noun
- fluke noun
- fortuitous adjective
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