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- down on one's luck
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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Boyko | | - | Bulgarian |
| EulÁLia | | - | Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak |
| Jonna | | YON-nah (Finnish) | Danish, Swedish, Finnish |
| LaimutĖ | | - | Lithuanian |
| Sieglinde | | - | German, Germanic Mythology |
| Sipho | | - | Southern African, Xhosa |