hard luck

hard luck
Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.

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  • hard-luck — adjective used for describing a person or group who has had a lot of trouble and bad luck in their lives hard luck story a description of bad things that have happened to you that you tell to someone to make them feel sorry for you …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hard luck — ► hard luck (or lines) Brit. informal used to express sympathy or commiserations. Main Entry: ↑hard …   English terms dictionary

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  • hard-luck — adjective Date: 1899 marked by, relating to, or experiencing bad luck or difficulty < another loss for the team s hard luck pitcher > < hard luck stories > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hard-luck — UK / US adjective used for describing a person or group that has had a lot of trouble and bad luck in their lives • hard luck story …   English dictionary

  • hard-luck — adj. Hard luck is used with these nouns: ↑story …   Collocations dictionary

  • Hard Luck Woman — Single par Kiss extrait de l’album Rock and Roll Over Face A Hard Luck Woman Face B Mr. Speed Sortie Décembre 1976 Durée 3:29 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hard-luck story — noun A person s (esp false or exaggerated) account of his or her own bad luck and suffering, usu intended to gain sympathy • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * ˌhard ˈluck story f11 [hard luck story] noun a story about yourself that you tell sb in order …   Useful english dictionary

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