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down on one's luck

down on one's luck

Afflicted by misfortune, as in They've been down on their luck ever since they moved out West. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]
See also: down, luck, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rahela-Romanian, Serbian
Silvius-Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Finnbarr-Irish
Jaya-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi
Ruprecht-German (Archaic)
Tandy['tændi]
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