somebody's luck is in

somebody's luck is in
your/sb's ˈluck is in idiom
used to say that sb has been lucky or successful

On a Sunday I didn't expect to find him at his desk but my luck was in.

Main entry:luckidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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