( Many bridge players dismiss the concept of luck being a random factor, believing that good players make their own luck and therefore win on merit. But even in big tournaments no-hopers can have their day......and in such bizarre circumstances the only rational explanation can be " What a pair of jammy bastards they are ! " . So here are a few well known " luck " idioms and phrases.....with appropriate definitions......which are commonly used by bridge players in the usual highly charged, bar room post mortems. )
- Bad luck : the usual explanation given for going off in a cold contract ,or being well down the field
- Good luck : a critical factor which is vehemently denied by unexpected winners, who have convinced themselves that success was born out of their superior ability and technique
- Hard luck : what players are left with after they have tried their very best
- Beginner's luck : when an inexperienced player bids and plays like a prune only to triumph over top class experts
- Lady luck : that annoying bitch of a woman who all too often sits on the shoulders of one's opponents
- Strike it lucky : when a random wild throw of a bridgemate unbelievably hits the person you hate the most
- Push one's luck : what unscrupulous players will do when their cheating, filthy, low down signalling system continues to be both successful and undetected
- Pot luck : when a random psych turns out to be highly profitable
- Devil's luck : what cheats expect to get in return for selling their souls to Satan
- Chance one's luck : a blind or wild punt at a slam by a clueless but reckless bidder
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