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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 |
|---|
| Nellie | | ['neli] | |
| Petrus | | PE-truws (German) | Dutch, German, Biblical Latin |
| Tess | | TES | English, Dutch |
| Raziela | | - | Hebrew |
| Gavril | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian |
| Zal | | - | Persian Mythology |