be down on luck



be down on your luck

to be suffering because a lot of bad things are happening to you, usually things which cause you to have no money He plays the manager of a night-club who's down on his luck and resorts to gambling to pay his debts.
See also: down, luck, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mack[mæk]
Childress['tʃildris]
ÅGot-Norwegian
Kannan-Tamil
Fotini-Greek
TateTAYTEnglish