be down on your luck

be down on (one's) luck

To experience a period of misfortune. Ryan is really down on his luck these days—he just lost his job, and then he got evicted from his apartment! Greg hasn't booked an acting gig in his last 30 auditions? Yeesh, he's down on his luck. When are things going to get better for me? I'm sick of being down on my luck!

See also: down, luck, on

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be down on your ˈluck

(informal) have no money because of a period of bad luck: He employed a retired soldier who was down on his luck to tidy up the garden.

See also: down, luck, on

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