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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