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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
HaydÉE	-	Spanish, French
Capricia	-	English (Rare)
Catina	-	Romanian
Ramses	RAM-seez (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
RÍGhnach	-	Irish Mythology
Svanhild	-	Norwegian, Norse Mythology