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
Chaleb	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Heinrich	HIEN-rikh (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Octavian	ahk-TAYV-ee-ən (English)	History, Romanian
Aleida	ah-LIE-dah	Dutch
Myrrine	-	Ancient Greek
Gale (1)	GAYL	English