The French expression avoir du bol translates literally to “to have some bottom” and means “to be lucky”.
avoir du bol
to be lucky
Example sentences
J’ai gagné au loto et j’ai vraiment du bol !
I won the lottery and I’m really lucky!
T’as du bol ! Qu’est-ce que t’as fait pour trouver une maison si belle ?
You’re lucky! What did you to to find such a beautiful house?
Origin
According to linternaute.fr, the word bol and pot (pot) mean “bottocks” in slang. In the figurative sense they both mean “luck”. Hence, an equivalent expression for avoir du bol is avoir du pot.
Related lessons
- Bonne Chance – good Luck
- Gagner – to win, to earn (money)
- Avoir la pêche – to be in high spirits
- Avoir le cœur sur la main – to have a heart of gold
French expressions | Lessons by David Issokon
