English Explanatory Dictionary

one should be so lucky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-one should be so lucky.wav

Word forms

one should be so lucky one will be lucky

Etymology

Calque of Yiddish מען זאָל זיין אזוי מזלדיק (men zol zeyn azoy mazldik, “one should be so lucky”)

Related words

chance'd be a fine thing one should live so long
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