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                           Phrase(s): the luck of the draw  the results of chance; the lack of any choice.  •  Why do I always end up with the luck of the draw?  •  The team was assembled by chance. It was just the luck of the draw that we could work so well together.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
                    
                    
                    
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                           Pure chance, as in It isn't anyone's fault? it's just the luck of the draw. This expression alludes to the random drawing of a playing card. [Mid-1900s]
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        American Heritage Idioms