beginner's luck
Frequency: 6.03.5 per million words
unexpected success experienced by a person who is new to an activity
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Examples (10)
- I don't know why I did so well—it must be beginner's luck.
- He won the first round, but it was probably just beginner's luck.
- Don't count on beginner's luck every time you try something new.
- She caught a big fish on her first try, pure beginner's luck!
- They attributed their initial success to beginner's luck.
- It wasn't skill, just beginner's luck that helped him win.
- Everyone was amazed by her score, calling it exceptional beginner's luck.
- He hoped his beginner's luck would last for the entire tournament.
- My first attempt was perfect, but I'm sure it was just beginner's luck.
- Is it beginner's luck, or are you actually good at this game?