- hard-luck story
- .hard-'luck .storyplural hard-luck storiesna story you tell someone about bad things that have happened to you, in order to get their sympathy or help
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hard-luck story
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hard-luck story — noun A person s (esp false or exaggerated) account of his or her own bad luck and suffering, usu intended to gain sympathy • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * ˌhard ˈluck story f11 [hard luck story] noun a story about yourself that you tell sb in order … Useful english dictionary
hard-luck story — noun an account of one s problems intended to gain someone else s sympathy or help … English new terms dictionary
hard-luck story — a description of bad things that have happened to you that you tell someone in order to make them feel sorry for you … English dictionary
hard luck story — noun an account of personal misfortune, intended to arouse the sympathy of others …
hard luck story — Tale of misfortune (usu. told to solicit help) … A concise dictionary of English slang
hard-luck — UK US adjective used for describing a person or group that has had a lot of trouble and bad luck in their lives Thesaurus: bad luck and relating to bad lucksynonym luck and luckinesshyponym Phrase: hard luck story * * * /ˈhɑɚdˌlʌk/ adj, always… … Useful english dictionary
hard-luck — adjective used for describing a person or group who has had a lot of trouble and bad luck in their lives hard luck story a description of bad things that have happened to you that you tell to someone to make them feel sorry for you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hard-luck — UK / US adjective used for describing a person or group that has had a lot of trouble and bad luck in their lives • hard luck story … English dictionary
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