bad luck
idiom
—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed
"I didn't get the job." "Bad luck!"
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Families share wishes for prosperity for the new year and usher away bad luck from the previous year.
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Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Famously reputed to bring bad luck, Friday the 13th turned out to be one Maryland man’s lucky day, lottery officials reported.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
What To Know Despite pork being a New Year's Day meal centerpiece, eating some pork products could bring you some pretty bad luck while launching 2025.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Kansas City also faced more bad luck throughout the game.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
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Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Famously reputed to bring bad luck, Friday the 13th turned out to be one Maryland man’s lucky day, lottery officials reported.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
What To Know Despite pork being a New Year's Day meal centerpiece, eating some pork products could bring you some pretty bad luck while launching 2025.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Kansas City also faced more bad luck throughout the game.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Bad luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20luck. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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