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devil's own luck



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Well, some people have the devil's own luck.

From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie

Tracy was in town scarce a fortnight since, and he had a run of the devil's own luck.

From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette

"Well, gentlemen, on that occasion of which I was speaking, the devil's own luck being with me, I sunk both the carrack and the galley, and headed the Star for the castle of Paria."

From Sir Mortimer by Johnston, Mary

He had said that himself in a moment of hope not long before: that he had the devil's own luck.

From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice

He’s had the devil’s own luck so far, but it can’t last forever.

From The Black Box by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)




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