Sentences with phrase «got lucky breaks»

Certainly, I made a lot of mistakes and got some LUCKY breaks (market timing) in the my first 6 properties but I think I'm doing it better now in the last 3 properties I bought.

And some of them have got lucky breaks and some of them haven't.

There are a lot of people who are much smarter than I am, who are much more visionary thinkers, and who worked a lot harder, but who just didn't get the lucky breaks.

So Jack finally gets his lucky break, and suddenly the chances of our new Mr Arsenal signing a new contract have improved dramatically, especially as nobody really expects Ozil to even be at the club next season...

I just think those mid-to-late aught Suns teams were extremely talented, so much so that they could have won a chip had they gotten a lucky break or two.

They're still getting chances, but Italy are by far the better side right now, and even when Germany get lucky breaks — like the Thomas Müller - Marco Reus one - two that nearly set them up for a goal — the Italians can recover, with Balzaretti saving the day with an excellent slide tackle.

If you get a lucky break away from home on a saunday afternoon when it's pissing down with rain and you're under the cosh then you defend that lead.

We all have a pop at maureen but he is a master tactician... look at the way he set up united last night against ajax... got the lucky break then sat back behind the ball and conceeded possesion and their kids couldnt break them down.

We got a lucky break and got a goal on the counter.

This is exactly what happened yesterday against Crystal Palace and we got our lucky break when our opponents hit the post instead of scoring in the dying seconds.

They found Ferguson — but nearly succumbed to the pressure of their own version of AAA to sack him, before he got a lucky break, and then moved forwards.

City got their lucky break as they scored somewhat against the run of play, first, through Lescott and then through Dzeko via a goalkeeping error from De Gea.

But take nothing away from Dembele's strike; he really put his foot through it, and got the lucky break he deserved!

A year later, he got his lucky break when Tufts offered him a one - year visiting position.

Another blank, although astronomers just got a lucky break.

I did a final revision to prepare the manuscript for submission to a lesbian press when I got my lucky break with Pill Hill.»

Yes, some writers get lucky breaks.

You're bound to suffer unlucky setbacks — although hopefully you'll get some lucky breaks, too.

The hard - luck pup got a lucky break, however, when an Army veteran deployed her new dog training skills and made saving Mama her first rescue mission.

Annie and her siblings got their luckiest break ever when they were taken in by PPR.

Then in 1964 they got their lucky break.

You can almost feel your squad's shoulders slump as your opponent gets a lucky break and scores with their one, single minute shot of the game after their keeper's kept you at bay for 89 minutes.

Eagle, meanwhile, got a lucky break when he was exhumed for Capcom vs. SNK 2.

If you're not up for a Grand Prix then you'll find yourself repeating checkpoints over and over again until you get a lucky break, or the AI suddenly goes dumb.

I got a lucky break recently — might be a lead on the museum case.

I really got a lucky break.

Not exact matches

Chances are they didn't get where they are because of a lucky break, but rather because they possess characteristics or a state of mind that sets them apart from people leading average lives.

It's always the extra effort you put in that gets you a «lucky» break.

By opening up bids for its second headquarters to cities and municipalities across the country, Amazon is countering that narrative: For only a few billion dollars in tax breaks, the lucky winner would get 50,000 jobs.

While Florida was getting eviscerated, reports leaked that UF was mobilizing to renegotiate McElwain's buyout or perhaps fire him with cause due to his withholding of information about those alleged death threats, which would be a lucky break for UF.

It was a lucky break for coquelin as the midfielders got injured and he got the opportunity to showcase his real talent.

Always noticed when playing Madden that the team trailing in the 4th quarter would get a noticeable shift in game momentum and lucky breaks.

wow are we sterile up top, goals need to come from defense again, ozil & cech were great, mert once again taking the brunt of bad comments meanwhile a clean sheet and did nothing wrong, open goal that was saved was kos out of position and monreal caught up the pitch too high, giroud has great ball skills, issue is his position on the pitch, watched the match again focused on giroud, he tends to camp behind the defender from the ball, this only works when you have the quickness to break, he does nt, I have screen shots where ozil is 25 yrds farther up the pitch then giroud, thisis the problem, he is rendered useless unless ozil holds up, and thats not ozils strength, thus very few sog's from giroud on the run, when giroud gets lucky w space in front of the defender, he is lethal, but needs to get into that space,

Sometimes you need lucky breaks and that Suns team never seemed to get them.

wenger will buy no good players this year because he has lost the plot in the transfer window, be lucky if we get another player with a broken back or something, I have lost all faith so prove me wrong AW

I can not agree with the FA decision to overturn Cheikhou Kayoute Red Card he got last Saturday when he rough tackled a Palace player who was lucky not to have his ancle broken or got an ACL.

We'd be lucky to sign Pedro, the only better winger who might be on the move is Reus - but we might have to break our transfer record for him — still got hope for Theo though anyway.

You might be able to employ the ages - old sore loser mantra that the Beavers simply got lucky, thanks to this five - yard touchdown «pass» from Cody Vaz to Colby Prince that broke a 21 - 21 tie in the fourth quarter:

If you want us to get a lucky bounce and break from somewhere, where would it be, midfield of course.

I just took a break, and realized how much I missed actually being involved in sports, and got lucky.

AN ABSOLUTELY LUCKY BREAK, A BREAK THAT HOLLAND DID N'T GET VS SPAIN in the World Cup Final.

We simply arent single minded enough goin forward, that is the big difference between us and the teams that will contest the PL this year, Chelsea go straight for goal, they do nt tie themselves up in knots or pass the responsibility on to someone else when in front of goal, this in turn leads to scrambles, or they win a corner or get a lucky deflection and score but what does nt happen is their attack breaks down meekly with 7 men committed forward and wide open for counter attacks, I thought we could have been beat 3 or 4 yesterday and thats not being unfair.

I regret greatly that the game wasn't televised in Uganda here i only had 2 follow the game on wap but is good to read it soundind good a game it was by Spanish Fry and you were lucky to predict the hoodoo break, when i read the starting lineup including Eboue and song i was like why did i put my money on arsenal 3 - 1 is ok i hope we get our revenge on sunday with blazing guns.

My aforementioned youth might have had something to do with it, and I can't discount the lucky break I got from my still - glamorous - at - 80 grandmother's genes.

Babies have tiny stomachs that empty quickly, so you're lucky to get a 90 minute break between feedings.

Breastfeed a baby and you're lucky if you get a two hour break.

For instance: they're that broke; they're single mothers working two jobs and lucky to squeeze in a few hours of sleep at night; they make lunches but have already left for work in the morning and aren't around to make sure that they get out the door (just to toss out a few).

If I get lucky enough, I get to bring all of this out of town so I could work with a lovely view and play during breaks.

They need to hold all of their seats and get a few lucky breaks along the way.

While I was lucky to get the break that I did, my attendance at the conference demonstrated that I was committed to getting a job in the industry and enabled me to meet people that could help me succeed with that goal.