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- be down on (one's) luck
be down on (one's) luck
be down on (one's) luck
To experience a period of misfortune. Ryan is really down on his luck these days—he just lost his job, and then he got evicted from his apartment!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Ane (1) | | - | Danish |
| Timaeus | | tie-MEE-əs (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical |
| Aelianus | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Areli | | ay-REE-lie (English) | Biblical |
| Barnard | | ['bɑ:nəd] | |
| Timotheus | | - | Biblical Latin, German, Dutch |