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blind luck

[/blaɪnd lʌk/]
noun
sorte cega
1. Success or a favorable outcome that occurs by pure chance without skill, planning, or foresight
It was pure blind luck that I found my keys in the last place I looked.
Foi pura sorte cega que encontrei minhas chaves no último lugar que procurei.
2. An outcome that cannot be attributed to any deliberate action or merit
He won the lottery by blind luck, not because of any strategy.
Ele ganhou a loteria por sorte cega, não por estratégia alguma.
NYC Slang
lucky break; dumb luck; catching a break
Synonyms
pure chancedumb luckmere chancefortuityhappenstance
Antonyms
skillplanningstrategydeliberationforesight

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sorte cega
Most common usage
São Paulo
sorte cega; pura sorte
Standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
sorte cega; sorte de principiante
Colloquial usage
Portugal
sorte cega; mera sorte
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

beginner's luck
luck of the draw
the luck of the Irish
fortune favors the bold
better lucky than good
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