Idiom
down on one's luck
Meaning
Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is down on his luck and needs a job.”
“After losing his business and his home, he felt truly down on his luck.”
“Though he had once been a wealthy man, he found himself down on his luck, wandering the city streets with nothing but his memories.”
Examples
simple
“He is down on his luck and needs a job.”
contextual
“After losing his business and his home, he felt truly down on his luck.”
complex
“Though he had once been a wealthy man, he found himself down on his luck, wandering the city streets with nothing but his memories.”
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