have (one's) luck run out
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To stop experiencing good fortune. We didn't have any major issues our first few years in the house, but with this leak in the roof, it seems we've had our luck run out.
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have one's luck run out
Fig. for one's good luck to stop; for one's good fortune to come to an end. I had my luck run out when I was in South America. I nearly starved. I hate to have my luck run out just when I need it.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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