down on luck



down on your luck

suffering because a lot of bad things are happening to you For a while they were homeless, living in a shelter for families down on their luck.
Usage notes: usually said about someone who has no work or money
See also: down, luck, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sneha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
EsbjÖRn-Swedish
Elisae-LEE-zah (Italian, German), E-lee-sah (Finnish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, English
Cila-Slovene, Croatian
DanÍEl-Icelandic
Charismakə-RIZ-məEnglish (Rare)