(it's/that's the) story of my life
(it's/that's the) story of my life
This bad thing, or bad things like it, have happened to me frequently in my life. Often used humorously. A: "They decided to hire someone who has a relative in the company." B: "Story of my life, man." I can't believe another girl broke up with me because she wanted to date my friend. I swear, it's the story of my life. A: "Ew, I just swallowed a bug." B: "Story of my life."
See also: life, of, story
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
story of my life, the
What typically happens to me, as in I rushed through the meeting to get to the airport, and then the plane was three hours late-that's the story of my life . This hyperbolic expression is generally used ruefully to describe some mishap or misfortune. [Mid-1900s]
See also: of, story
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
it's the story of my life
If you say that something is the story of your life, you mean that something bad keeps happening to you. `We're making fools of ourselves,' Rachel said. `That's the story of my life,' Neil said. Note: This expression is used humorously.
See also: life, of, story
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
it's (or that's) the story of my life
used to lament the fact that a particular misfortune has happened too often in your experience. informalSee also: life, of, story
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
that’s the ˌstory of my ˈlife
(informal) used for saying that something that happens to you or to another person is typical of the bad luck you always have: ‘I meet somebody I really like and she tells me she’s married. That’s the story of my life!’See also: life, of, story
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- it's the story of my life
- story of my life, the
- have a bad opinion of (someone or something)
- have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of somebody/something
- be no bad thing
- be no bad thing...
- in (someone's) bad books
- in someone's bad books
- downhill all the way
- be downhill all the way