out of luck

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out uhv, ov luhk]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv lʌk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out uhv, ov luhk]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv lʌk/

Definitions of out of luck words

noun out of luck the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia. 1
noun out of luck good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance: He had no luck finding work. 1
noun out of luck a combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person: She's had nothing but bad luck all year. 1
noun out of luck some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend: This rabbit's foot is my luck. 1
idioms out of luck down on one's luck, in unfortunate circumstances; unlucky: She hated to see her old friend so down on her luck. 1
idioms out of luck in luck, lucky; fortunate: We were in luck, for the bakery was still open. 1

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Origin of out of luck

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English luk < Middle Dutch luc, aphetic form of gelucke; cognate with G. Glück

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Parts of speech for Out of luck

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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out of luck popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for out of luck

adj out of luck

bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
behind time — late
behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
ill-starred — doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
in a bad way — not good in any manner or degree.

adjective out of luck

jinxed — Simple past tense and past participle of jinx.

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