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half your luck

An Australian expression meaning "I am extremely envious of your position and wish that I could share even some of your good fortune".
Keith: My missus can't get enough at the moment, she keeps dragging me off to bed. I'm fair knackered.
Mike: Half your luck!
by TherealAndysaurus November 26, 2017
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Don’t push your luck

1. Do not ask for anything more.

2. Do not ask for too much.
Don’t push your luck just because I took your case. You still owe me.
by Mr. Terrence L. Trezvant September 29, 2005
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Push your luck

to take additional risks when things are going well
Dubya didn't remember what happens when you push your luck and as a result his popularity plummeted after he announced his idea about fighting terror.
by The Return of Light Joker April 6, 2008
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How`s Your luck?

Cockney saying meaning either very good or very bad luck, depending on context.
I only done her once and the condom split, now she`s knocked up! how`s your luck?! I gave the barmaid a fiver, and she gave me change from a bullseye, how`s your luck?!
by Proper Londoner August 1, 2008
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rode your luck

To attempt something without knowing if one will be successful.

Also the début single from indie rock band The Tapestry, a favourite at their gigs: (chorus) -
"While I was alone and you were stuck,
You kept me on tender hooks,
You were the only thing I took,
While you were right, you rode your luck!"
by Showgazing June 19, 2014
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sorry for your luck

A sarcastic response from someone that doesn't care about what happened to you, a not so polite way to say "I don't give a fuck".
I just heard your new car caught fire, "sorry for your luck".
by Femsa May 26, 2016
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don’t push your luck

A phrase you tell someone when an extra concession, in addition to an existing concession, will be or likely be denied
Guy 1: Bro, can you do my homework?
Guy 2: OK fine, but you owe me one.
Guy 1: …and can you do my friends homework too?
Guy 2: Don’t push your luck.
by Jewish_Faggot July 26, 2022
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