- down on his luck
- not lucky lately, not happy or positive
With no money and no job, Ragnar was down on his luck.
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down on his luck
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Down on His Luck — Artist Frederick McCubbin Year 1889 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 114.5 cm × 152.8 cm (45.1 in × 60.2 in) Location … Wikipedia
down on your luck — phrase having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money It turned out he was down on his luck, so I suggested he come and work for us. Thesaurus: bad luck and relating to bad lucksynonym luck and luckinesshyponym Main entry: luck … Useful english dictionary
down on your luck — having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money It turned out he was down on his luck, so I suggested he come and work for us … English dictionary
be down on your luck — be down on (your) luck to be suffering because a lot of bad things are happening to you, usually things which cause you to have no money. He plays the manager of a night club who s down on his luck and resorts to gambling to pay his debts … New idioms dictionary
down on one's luck — {adj.}, {informal} Having bad luck; having much trouble; not successful in life. * /Harry asked me to lend him ten dollars, because he was down on his luck./ * /The teacher is easy on Jane because Jane has been down on her luck lately./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
down on one's luck — {adj.}, {informal} Having bad luck; having much trouble; not successful in life. * /Harry asked me to lend him ten dollars, because he was down on his luck./ * /The teacher is easy on Jane because Jane has been down on her luck lately./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
down\ on\ one's\ luck — adj informal Having bad luck; having much trouble; not successful in life. Harry asked me to lend him ten dollars, because he was down on his luck. The teacher is easy on Jane because Jane has been down on her luck lately. Compare: hard row to… … Словарь американских идиом
down on one's luck — adjective Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters. If Crabtree is down on his luck he will most likely be willing to do anything for money … Wiktionary
luck — luck1 W3S2 [lʌk] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(success)¦ 2 bad luck 3¦(chance)¦ 4 with (any) luck/with a bit of luck 5 wish somebody (the best of) luck 6 good luck/best of luck 7 good luck to somebody 8 any luck?/no luck? 9 be in luck … Dictionary of contemporary English
down — 1 /daUn/ adverb 1 from above towards a lower place or position: David bent down to tie his shoelace. | The sun beat down on their heads all day long. 2 at a lower place or position than usual: You can t cross here, the bridge is down. 3 at or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
