down on one's luck



down on one's luck

Afflicted by misfortune, as in They've been down on their luck ever since they moved out West. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]
See also: down, luck, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RacŁAwRAHTS-wahfPolish
HarlowHAHR-loEnglish
Woodard['wuda:d]
MaËL-French, Breton
ThÉOtimete-o-TEEMFrench
Karen (1)KAH-ren (Danish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, English