born with a caul on (one's) head

Lucky. The "caul," part of the fetal membrane that is sometimes present on the head of a newborn baby, was previously viewed as a magical symbol of protection. I can't believe you walked away from that car accident without a scratch! You must have been born with a caul on your head!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elio	E-lyo	Italian
Eliot	EL-ee-ət	English
Eveline	['i:vlin]
Oluwayemisi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Chlodochar	-	Ancient Germanic
Margareta	mahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian