down on your luck
down on (one's) luck
Experiencing a period of misfortune. Ryan is really down on his luck these days—he just lost his job, and then he got evicted from his apartment.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
down on your luck
Someone who is down on their luck is suffering a period of bad luck. At that time he was down on his luck — his wife had left him and his job was giving him terrible back pain. As a forty year old flight attendant down on her luck, she has a face that looks tired of life.
See also: down, luck, on
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
down on your luck
experiencing a period of bad luck. informalSee also: down, luck, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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