wish someone good luck

Meaning

This phrase means to express your hope that someone will be successful or fortunate in an upcoming event, such as an exam, an interview, or a match. It is a warm, supportive gesture used in everyday social interactions.

Examples

• I called my brother to wish him good luck before his job interview.

  I called my brother to wish him good luck before his job interview.

• Don't forget to wish her good luck on her driving test today.

  Don't forget to wish her good luck on her driving test today.

• We all gathered in the breakroom to wish him good luck in his new job.

  We all gathered in the breakroom to wish him good luck in his new job.

• She sent me a quick text message to wish me good luck with my presentation.

  She sent me a quick text message to wish me good luck with my presentation.

• It's polite to wish your opponents good luck before the game starts.

  It's polite to wish your opponents good luck before the game starts.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I wished to him good luck.

  ✓ I wished him good luck.

  The verb 'wish' takes an indirect object directly without the preposition 'to' when expressing a desire for someone.

• ✗ I want to wish you a good luck.

  ✓ I want to wish you good luck.

  'Luck' is an uncountable noun in this context, so we do not use the indefinite article 'a' before it.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I need to call Sarah to ___ before her big exam.

  💡 express hopes for her success

  Show answer

  wish her good luck

• Before the match, the players shook hands to ___.

  💡 hope for success for one another

  Show answer

  wish each other good luck