Idiom
better luck next time
Meaning
Used to wish somebody hope in future success after a failure.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You lost the game, but better luck next time.”
“After he missed the final shot of the match, his coach patted his shoulder and said, better luck next time.”
“Although she failed the audition, the director offered a kind smile and told her better luck next time.”
Examples
simple
“You lost the game, but better luck next time.”
contextual
“After he missed the final shot of the match, his coach patted his shoulder and said, better luck next time.”
complex
“Although she failed the audition, the director offered a kind smile and told her better luck next time.”
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