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:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Arlene		ahr-LEEN	English
Hrodpreht		-	Ancient Germanic
'Avima'el		-	Biblical Hebrew
LesŁAw		LES-wahf	Polish
Mickey		MIK-ee	English
Lamont		['læmənt]

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