have any joy

To have some amount of luck or success in some task. Have you had any joy getting the washing machine working? I've been looking all over town for a book I need for class next week, but I haven't had any joy so far.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vitalia	-	Italian (Rare)
Etheldred	-	Medieval English
Lucia	loo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)	Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Kennedy	['kenidi]
Mats	-	Swedish, Norwegian
Johanna	[dʒəu'hænə]