Phrases, patterns and collocations II.

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(give sb) the green light

to give someone permission to proceed with plan or action

take/make/hazard a guess (at)

to attempt an answer or assumption even if you’re not sure it’s correct

struck by lightning

literally, to be hit by lightning; figuratively, to experience something sudden and unexpected

push your luck 

to try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have achieved

in luck

to be fortunate or have good luck

natural selection

the process in biology organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce

the nature of

the inherent characteristics or qualities of something

by nature

describing someone’s inherent personality or tendencies

the odd are (that)

it is likely that something will happen