any luck?

INFORMAL
This page is about the conversational phrase any luck?

Meaning

You can ask this if you want to know if someone's been able to do or find something.

For example

  • "Any luck?"
    "Not yet. But it must be here somewhere."

  • My brother says, "Any luck?" whenever I see him. He wants to know if I've found a job yet.

Quick Quiz

I called and said "Any luck?" because I wanted to know if

a. she'd read the letter yet

b. she'd found the letter yet

c. she'd written the letter yet
a) she'd read the letter yet b) she'd found the letter yet c) she'd written the letter yet

Contributor: Matt Errey