Luck of the Draw

Welcome to English in a Minute!

The word “draw” has several meanings.

One is to make pictures.

Another is to drag or pull.

LUCK OF THE DRAW

Guess what?

I am going to be on the next television episode of Apartment of Cards!

Apartment of Cards?

Did you try out for a role?

No, it was totally the luck of the draw.

I was eating in a restaurant where they were filming.

The phrase “luck of the draw” means that sometimes people have limited control over what life brings them.

many things depend on chance, or luck.

this expression comes from a drawing a contest where names or numbers are randomly chosen for a prize.

And that’s English in a Minute!