streak of bad luck

a streak of bad luck

A period of continuous misfortune. I've just had a streak of bad luck lately. After losing my job, I found out that I won't be entitled to any social welfare payments while I look for work. She broke up with him? Wow, the poor guy's streak of bad luck continues.
See also: bad, luck, of, streak
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

streak of bad luck

 and string of bad luck
a series of events that are only bad luck. After a long string of bad luck, we finally got a lucky break.
See also: bad, luck, of, streak
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a streak of bad luck
  • a string of bad luck
  • a run of bad luck
  • bad luck
  • tough break
  • bad iron
  • bad trot
  • tough luck
  • be down on (one's) luck
  • be down on your luck
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Central, it's the Cleveland Indians who are trying to erase a streak of bad luck. The Tribe has won two pennants over the last 22 years (1995, 1997), but a world championship has eluded the Indians since 1948, when there were only 16 teams in the major leagues and the three best players in the game--Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial--were making a combined $166,000.
As Tom's attraction to Sara increases, he learns of the bizarre streak of bad luck that has been haunting Sara for years - 22 years, to be precise.
The streak of bad luck for the Eritrean regime was far from over.
And his streak of bad luck continued on Saturday when Willie Collum awarded a spot-kick for handball despite Hamill not seeing the ball approaching him.
The punters' streak of bad luck continued into the fifth as another outsider, Sister Slew, blew Weld's favourite Pirate Cove out of the water to win.
Paralyzed from the mid-torso down, Creamer said her streak of bad luck continued when her husband left her and she lost her home.
Sure, that seemingly endless streak of bad luck over life has you feeling less than fab at times.
Raikkonen was written off, slammed for his laid-back approach, and some even feared that he may never be able to shake off the 'nearly-man' tag after a streak of bad luck.
Zowie, sinking under a streak of bad luck, struts his dignity in Damon Runyon-esque run-ins with an old loan-shark pal and his disrespectful minions.
If you are hitting the ball hard, but right at people, you may be a great hitter who is having a streak of bad luck.