bad+luck

  • 51luck —    Whether good or bad, luck is an idea basic to folk belief, ancient, and widespread; it is best understood by contrast with other abstract concepts which purport to explain life s events. Unlike mere chance or accident, it is thought to work… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 52bad shit — 1. n. a bad event; bad luck; evil practices. (Usually objectionable.) □ I had to put up with a lot of bad shit at my last job. Is this one gonna be the same? 2. n. bad drugs; adulterated drugs. (Usually objectionable.) □ Freddy got hold of some… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 53Luck-out — run out of luck; have bad luck …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 54luck-out — Australian Slang run out of luck; have bad luck …

    English dialects glossary

  • 55bad —   Maika i ole, ino, kolohe.   See breath, smell, temper.    ♦ Too bad! Minamina noho i! Aloha ino. Auē!    ♦ Bad debt, ai ē pohō, ai ē uku ole, ai ē pono ole.    ♦ Bad luck, po ino, pakalaki …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 56bad iron — noun bad luck. Syn: bad trot …

    Wiktionary

  • 57bad karma — Australian Slang bad luck; uneasy feelings associated with something; bad vibes …

    English dialects glossary

  • 58luck out — vb American a. to strike it lucky b. to have bad luck This term with its contrary senses is occa sionally used by British speakers …

    Contemporary slang

  • 59luck —   Pōmaika i, laki. See dream and sayings, hīhīwai1, ke u, mud hen.    ♦ Bad luck, pō ino, pohō, pakalaki, moe wa a (fig.), nā ole, niuniu, paoa (see also ula1) …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 60bad cess — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n Bad luck …

    English dialects glossary