story of my life, the
(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/that's the) story of my life
- it's the story of my life
- 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