| 单词 | down on one's luck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdown on one's luck c. down on one's luck and variants: having bad luck; experiencing (esp. financial) misfortune; (in early use) despondent because of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > unfortunately [phrase] > suffering misfortune out of luck1740 down on one's luck1823 he (also she, you, etc.) must have killed a Chinaman1885 shit out of luck1934 onto (also on to) plums1991 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 70 A man who is in the mumps by reason of his losses, is said to be down upon his luck. 1832 P. Egan Bk. Sports 143/1 Seeing me down on my luck they cry ‘blow me, We never again wish to look at his mug.’ 1873 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London 351 A clever rogue momentarily down on his luck. 1884 A. Jessopp in 19th Cent. Mar. 402 Labour is scarce and he is down in his luck. 1926 Amer. Mercury Feb. 237/2 They are down in their luck if at least half of the cabbaged boodle doesn't find its way into their pockets. 1961 S. Dance in World Duke Ellington (1970) 249 A crude, proud little girl, kind of down on her luck. 2010 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. a12/1 Gathered around was a motley crew of people who were down on their luck. < as lemmas |
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