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]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Christy (1)	KRIS-tee	English
Imelda	ee-MEL-dah	Italian, Spanish
Evangelina	ə-VAN-jə-lee-nə (English)	Spanish, English
Shukriya	-	Arabic
Ballaster	['bælistə]
Bakar	-	Basque