hard luck

1. modifier Of or characterized by misfortune, hardship, adversity, etc. I can understand John's tendency to drink, as he's led quite a hard-luck life. Here he goes again with some hard-luck story to get us to pay for his drinks.

2. noun Misfortune, hardship, adversity, etc. I've been having a lot of hard luck lately. It just seems like nothing is going right for me!

3. An expression of sympathy or condolences for someone who has experienced some slight or mild misfortune or hardship. I just heard that Janet broke up with you. That's hard luck, buddy.

hard luck

Misfortune, adversity, as in He's had a lot of hard luck in his day. This expression is also used in the phrase hard-luck story, a tale of one's misfortune that is related in order to get sympathy (or a donation). For example, We can't ignore her hard-luck story, even if you doubt that it's true. [Second half of 1500s] Also see tough break.

ˌhard ˈluck/ˈlines

(British English) used to tell somebody that you feel sorry for them: ‘Failed again, I’m afraid.’ ‘Oh, hard luck.’

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释义	hard luck hard luck 1. modifier Of or characterized by misfortune, hardship, adversity, etc. I can understand John's tendency to drink, as he's led quite a hard-luck life. Here he goes again with some hard-luck story to get us to pay for his drinks. 2. noun Misfortune, hardship, adversity, etc. I've been having a lot of hard luck lately. It just seems like nothing is going right for me! 3. An expression of sympathy or condolences for someone who has experienced some slight or mild misfortune or hardship. I just heard that Janet broke up with you. That's hard luck, buddy. See also: hard, luck Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hard luck Misfortune, adversity, as in He's had a lot of hard luck in his day. This expression is also used in the phrase hard-luck story, a tale of one's misfortune that is related in order to get sympathy (or a donation). For example, We can't ignore her hard-luck story, even if you doubt that it's true. [Second half of 1500s] Also see tough break. See also: hard, luck The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. ˌhard ˈluck/ˈlines (British English) used to tell somebody that you feel sorry for them: ‘Failed again, I’m afraid.’ ‘Oh, hard luck.’ See also: hard, line, luck Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: in all (one's) (born) days in all my born days in all one's born days hair-splitting splitting nothing if not nothing if not (something) nothing if not something hand to hand hard hat References in periodicals archive Author of the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series Jeff Kinney is coming to the New Alexandra Theatre on Wednesday with his Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Tour Novel idea is a global success for kids' author [USA], July 13 ( ANI ): Trying his hard luck in Hollywood, American-Canadian writer William Gibson is finally seeing the light for his 'Alien 3' as the movie is all set to get a comic book adaption. William Gibson's 'Alien 3' script to get comic treatment "It is tragically hard luck. He broke down in the warm-up last week and it's just been confirmed he has a tear which will keep him out until at least February. Aluko injury Hull of a blow to Bruce; FOOTBALL "It's just that ours feel a bit more hard luck than everyone else's." It could have been even better If things happen then hard luck. We'll just have to get on with it. Rooney won't hold back ye ee k Division One saw Phoenix Unite rise from the ashes to beat Elmore 4-2 while Provey FC had hard luck beaten 3-1 at home to Ashgrove. A RIGHT ROYAL TRIUMPH; LIVERPOOL CMS LEAGUE Fortune also failed to favour Scotland's youth team, with one lost fish costing them silver, but there were no hard luck stories for the seniors, who finished last after a disastrous second day. JUST one fish cost Scotland's [...] Marketing merchants follow the latest whim and if it ruins a pleasant day out, hard luck for us old duffers. CHATROOM It was hard luck on the Rams who matched their relegation rivals for much of the game and came close twice. Football: pounds 9M CRAIG AXE SHOCK; SUNDERLAND 1 DERBY 0 It was hard luck on the Devon side, who deserved at least a point. Football: Torquay 0 Darlington 1; Coca Cola LEAGUE TWO The manager blamed a combination of hard luck and a momentary lack of concentration for his side's 100% home record coming to an end. Football: Fall-guy Heskey feels for Kewell His side are still smarting after letting Bayern Munich off the hook 10 days ago, but in the Champions League hard luck stories count for nothing. Football: Attack at your peril Okay, I know there are some genuine hard luck cases of dads who have been persecuted and landed with unfair bills far beyond their means. COST OF BAD DADS ``But we would be top of the table but for too many hard luck stories when the ball has been bouncing around the area. Football: City boss satisfied with second spot Indian weightlifting coach Harman Singh, however, termed the incident of missing the gold medal as "hard luck". Silver medalist Chanu sad after missing the Gold in CWG
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