Learn English – Expression to use for somebody very lucky

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In Italian, to mean that somebody is very lucky, we say nato con la camicia (literally, "born with the shirt").

Is there an expression I could use in English that is more colorful than very lucky?

Best Answer

There are a number of expressions for someone who seems to have all the luck; for example, we might say he has all the luck. A perpetually fortunate person might also

  • lead a charmed life or blessed life. She lives as if under a magic spell that grants only good luck, or is looked with favor upon by God.
  • have been born under a lucky star, or other astrological phenomena.
  • be a lucky dog or lucky duck, informally. This expression is used both to say someone has enjoyed a recent string of good luck, and to say s/he lives with good luck in general. To tease enviously, one might say he's a lucky stiff, or in British English, a jammy bastard.
  • have nine lives. Such a person has escape perilous, perhaps deadly situations on many occasions.
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