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!
See also: down, luck, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AliisaAH-lee:-sahFinnish
Elisabeti-Old Church Slavic
VirgÍLio-Portuguese
Swati-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
ConorKAHN-ər (English)Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Angeronaan-jə-RON-ə (English)Roman Mythology