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heaven-sent
adjective /ˌhev.ənˈsent/Definition
› If someone or something is heaven-sent, they arrive or happen, usually unexpectedly, at the time when they are most useful.Good luck and bad luck
(Definition of heaven-sent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blessing in disguise idiom
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- be a good job/thing idiom
- be bad luck on sb idiom
- be down on your luck idiom
- fortunate adjective
- fortunately adverb
- fortune cookie noun
- fortune smiles on sb idiom
- godsend noun
- luckless adjective
- lucky adjective
- may the best man/person win! idiom
- merciful adjective (EVENT/SITUATION)
- mercy noun (EVENT/SITUATION)
- the best of British (luck) idiom
- there but for the grace of God (go I) idiom
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- tough adjective (UNLUCKY)
- unfortunate adjective (UNLUCKY)
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