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down on one's luck
Idioms and Phrases
Afflicted by misfortune, as in They've been down on their luck ever since they moved out West . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s]Example Sentences
To be down on oneās luck already exacts a heavy price in security, social standing and peace of mind; regarding him as your equal in simple dignity and humanity is your best chance not to add another emotional cost to his bill.
Of course, this movieās version of being down on oneās luck is a little different than in the rest of the world.
Luckā²y-bag, a receptacle for lost property on board a man-of-war.āBe down on one's luck, to be unfortunate.
I'll bet there's any amount of men bless themāas I didāwhen down on one's luck.
"Everybody gets blue spellsāwhen one is down on one's luck."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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