星ほしの下もとに生うまれる

expression, ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be born under a star; be fated

Idiomatic expression meaning one's destiny is determined by the star under which they were born. Often used with modifiers like 良い (good) or 悪い (bad) to specify the nature of the fate.

• 彼かれは幸こう運うんの星ほしの下もとに生うまれたようだ。

  He seems to have been born under a lucky star.

• あの人ひとは悪わるい星ほしの下もとに生うまれたのかもしれない。

  That person may have been born under an unlucky star.