What does down on his luck means?
What does down on his luck means?
phrase. If you describe someone as down on their luck, you mean that they have had bad experiences, often because they do not have enough money.
Is just my luck an idiom?
You can use this idiom as an ironic, and mildly humorous, comment on one’s general lack of good fortune. It’s not usually used when something seriously bad happens.
Is With any luck an idiom?
An expression of hope that a particular thing will happen. With any luck, our project will get funded, and we can start filming.
What is the idiom of bad luck?
—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed “I didn’t get the job.” “Bad luck!”
What is the meaning of piecemealing?
1 : one piece at a time : gradually. 2 : in pieces or fragments : apart. piecemeal. adjective.
What is the synonym of unlucky?
hapless, miserable, tragic, unhappy, luckless, afflicted, behind the eight ball, black, calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, cursed, dire, disastrous, down on luck, hard luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious, ominous.
What does my luck mean?
something that you say when something bad happens to you: They sold the last ticket five minutes before I got there – just my luck!
What is no such luck?
Definition of no such luck informal. —used to say that one could not do or have something one wanted We hoped we could still get tickets, but no such luck—they had all been sold.
How do you respond to luck?
You say: “Thanks” or “Thank you”. A person wishing you good luck is actually wishing you well.
Have you had any luck meaning?
1. Any success. We looked for it at every toy store in the area, but I’m afraid we didn’t have any luck. A: “Did you have any luck contacting your father?” B: “Nope, the line was busy.”
How do I say I have bad luck?
unlucky
- hapless,
- hard-luck,
- ill-fated,
- ill-starred,
- jinxed,
- luckless,
- snakebit.
- (or snakebitten),
What do you say to a lucky person?
You can say “fortunate”, “lucky”, “leading a charmed life”, “favored of the gods”, “smiled upon by Providence”, some of those being overly quaint for modern conversation.
