make your own luck
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make (one's) own luck
To rely on one's skill, ability, and perseverance to capitalize on opportunity, rather than relying solely on luck itself. A truly good businessperson knows how to make their own luck. You can't just wait around for success to fall into your lap!
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make your own luck
be successful through your own efforts and opportunism.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
- make (one's) own luck
- pull (oneself) up by (one's) (own) bootstraps
- pull oneself up by bootstraps
- pull oneself up by the bootstraps
- pull yourself up by your bootstraps
- pull yourself up by your own bootstraps
- drag (oneself) up by (one's) (own) bootstraps
- drag/pull yourself up by your bootstraps
- by (one's) (own) bootstraps
- by bootstraps