'lucky dog' can be used in written English.
It is usually used as an expression of envy or admiration. For example, "I wish I had a house on the beach like that. You're such a lucky dog!".
The celebrity brought by Typee came at a price - the lucky dog who had dallied with Fayaway was dogged by the title, which became his unwanted nickname; conversely, his outspoken attacks on the soul-destroying Protestant missionaries in the Marquesas alienated a powerful group of evangelical reviewers, who never let the free-thinking libertine off the hook.
For example: The artist is a lucky dog..
For example: The artist is a lucky dog...
Thanks to Leona Helmsley's will, Trouble the Maltese was one lucky dog.
"He would use the lucky dog for more than superstitious purposes," writes Alex Bellos in his fabulous book Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life.
Like most other customers, they will count on taking home the next day's lunch or dinner, as well as the bone for some lucky dog.
Jake knows he's a star, "but he's fun, he's a happy-go-lucky dog, an in-your-face dog," Ms. Emery said, trying to explain her big baby's appeal.
He overcame his fear of people, noises, sudden movement and other dogs, and became the most sociable happy-go-lucky dog.
Those newcomers join users of luck as a sales tool like Lucky Charms cereal; Lucky Dog, a long-distance telephone service operated by AT&T; Lucky jeans; the Lucky chain of supermarkets; and games with "lucky" in their names sold by various state lotteries.
" 'Lucky Dog' was idiomatic English and did not translate in language".
"But I knew she was the dog for me". It took a few days for Lucky Dog to interview Robinson, conduct a home visit and approve the adoption.
