winning streak

A series of consecutive successes, a run of good luck, as in Our son-in-law has been on a winning streak with his investments. This expression comes from gambling. [Mid-1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blerta	BLER-tah	Albanian
Topsy	TAHP-see	English (Rare)
Fields	[fi:ldz]
Lindiwe	-	Southern African, Zulu
Idonea	-	English (Archaic)
Birthe	BEER-te	Danish