streak of luck

streak of luck
*a lucky streak & *a streak of luck
Fig. a series of lucky wins in gambling or games. (*Typically: be on \streak of luck; have \streak of luck.) •

Thanks to a lucky streak, I won enough in Las Vegas to pay for the trip.

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See: RUN OF LUCK.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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