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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlucky/unfortunate etc enough to be/do somethinglucky/unfortunate etc enough to be/do somethingused to say that someone is lucky or unlucky that something happens to them They were unlucky enough to be caught in the storm. → enough
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lucky/unfortunate etc enough to be/do something• Alan was lucky enough to discover a scorpion in the fruit bowl.• And handsome David Wood, who now runs his own hairdressing salon in Melbourne, was lucky enough to date her.• And when I was lucky enough to enjoy some rare hot weather my feet stayed as cool as I could have expected.• If you are lucky enough to see one, observe it from a distance.• Regardless of their preferences, not every couple is lucky enough to find two equal jobs in the same community.• Some authors are lucky enough to think naturally in terms of story.• And I was lucky enough to sit in the catbird seat and watch and learn and be changed myself.• I thought I had been lucky enough to pick up a shore current that was helping me along toward the rip.
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