to win by a fluke

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• fluke — [flu:k] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Origin unknown.] something good that happens because of luck ▪ He agreed that the second goal was a fluke. >fluky flukey adj ▪ a fluky win …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fluke — [ fluk ] noun count INFORMAL something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck: I think their last win was just a fluke. ╾ fluk|y adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fluke — UK [fluːk] / US [fluk] noun [countable] Word forms fluke : singular fluke plural flukes informal something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck I think their last win was just a fluke. Derived word: fluky adjective Word… …   English dictionary

• win — Synonyms and related words: Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, accomplish, achieve, acquire, annex, argue into, ascendancy, attain, bag, be seized of, bear the palm, beat, beat all hollow, best, bring in, bring over, bring round, bring to… …   Moby Thesaurus

• win out — Synonyms and related words: bear the palm, beat the game, beat the system, capture, carry, carry away, carry it, carry off, carry the day, come out first, come through, come up fighting, come up smiling, finish in front, fluke, gain, gain the day …   Moby Thesaurus

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