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beginner's luck
noun [U] /bɪˌɡɪn.əzˈlʌk/
/-ɚz-/ Definition
› unexpected success experienced by a person who is just starting a particular activity: When I won the first contest I entered, he put it down to beginner's luck.Good luck and bad luck
(Definition of beginner's luck noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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