the luck of the draw - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of the luck of the draw – Learner’s Dictionary

the luck of the draw

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If something is the luck of the draw, it is the result of chance and you have no control over it.
(Definition of the luck of the draw from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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çekiliş sansı, çekiliş sonrası elde edilen şans…
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