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
Dubhghlas	-	Scottish
Shun (1)	-	Chinese
Brigid	['bridʒid]
Otto	AW-to (German), AH-to (English), OT-to (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Tessie	['tesi]
Theudoricus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)