to thank your lucky stars - idiom meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to thank your lucky stars" idiom?

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Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Thanking your lucky stars reminds you to be grateful for good luck.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

To thank your lucky stars is mostly used informally.
 

Answer 4

 

Idiom Scenario 3:

thank your lucky stars  

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Idiom Scenario 2:

Two coworkers are talking ...

Coworker 1:  Why so sad?
Coworker 2: I almost lost my job.
Coworker 1: What happened?
Coworker 2: I forgot to do some regular maintenance on one of the machines in the factory.  The machine I forgot to maintain broke and we lost one day's production.
Coworker 1: Did anyone get hurt?
Coworker 2: No! I thank my lucky stars that no one was hurt.

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Idiom Scenario 1:

Two friends are talking...

Friend 1: Why are you so late?
Friend 2: Well, I was driving down the freeway on my way over here when a big truck crossed the divider and was coming straight at my car.
Friend 1: What happened?
Friend 2: I managed to swerve out of the way but I bumped into another car in the next lane and there was a minor accident.
Friend 1: You could easily have been in a very bad accident.  You should thank your lucky stars.

Answer 7

Idiom Definition:

"to thank your lucky stars"

to be grateful for good luck (usually while avoiding a bad situation)

Synonyms: appreciate, appreciativeness, grace, grateful, gratitude, recognition, thank, thanks, thankful, thanksgiving