Phrase guide

one should be so lucky

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

phrase

Meaning 1

It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, sarcastic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Yiddish מען זאָל זיין אזוי מזלדיק (men zol zeyn azoy mazldik, “one should be so lucky”)

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: zlatý voči! — it is highly doubtful
  • Hungarian: azt megnézem magamnak! — it is highly doubtful
  • Hungarian: (ugyan/vajon) mikor lesz/van neked olyan/akkora szerencséd? — it is highly doubtful
  • Spanish: no caerá esa breva — it is highly doubtful
  • Yiddish: מען זאָל זיין אזוי מזלדיק (men zol zeyn azoy mazldik) — it is highly doubtful