hit a luck

hit a luck
South African Slang
Origin: South African Indian slang
expression, to have met with good fortune. as in, 'hey my bru hit a luck, eee got graft at the Casino'. Also often noted in the form "hit such a luck".

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  • Hit — Hit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hit — Hit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hit — Hit, v. i. 1. To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; followed by against or on. [1913 Webster] If bodies be extension alone, how can they move and hit one against another? Locke. [1913 Webster] Corpuscles, meeting with or hitting on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hit the jackpot — verb succeed by luck I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot • Syn: ↑luck out • Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑win, ↑come through, ↑bring home the bacon, ↑deliver the goods …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit — 1 /hIt/ verb past tense and past participle hitpresent participle hitting 1 TOUCH SB/STH HARD (T) to touch someone or something quickly and usually hard with your hand, a stick etc: hit sth with: Billy was hitting a tin can with a spoon. | hit sb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Luck & Neat — DJ Luck MC Neat Origin London, England Genres 2 step garage Years active 1999–present Associated acts Baby Ray Productions, Ill Flava Records …   Wikipedia

  • luck out — verb succeed by luck I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot • Syn: ↑hit the jackpot • Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑win, ↑come through, ↑bring home the bacon, ↑deliver the goods …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. b (of a moving body) strike (the plane hit the ground). c reach (a target, a person, etc.) with a directed missile (hit the window with the ball). 2 tr. cause… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit — I. verb (hit; hitting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta to meet with, hit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to reach with or as if with a blow b. to come in contact with < the ball …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Luck of the Draw (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Luck of the Draw Type = Album Artist = Bonnie Raitt Released = June 25, 1991 Recorded = September 1990 February 1991 Genre = Blues rock Length = 53:39 Label = Capitol Producer = Bonnie Raitt, Don Was Reviews = * Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

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