ill+luck

  • 31un|luck|i|ly — «uhn LUHK uh lee», adverb. in an unlucky manner; by ill luck; unfortunately; unhappily …

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  • 32To be in luck — Luck Luck, n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. gl[ u]ck, Icel. lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to entice. Cf. 3d {Gleck}.] That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one s interests or happiness, and which is… …

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  • 33un|luck|y — «uhn LUHK ee», adjective, luck|i|er, luck|i|est. 1. not lucky; unfortunate: »an unlucky person, an unlucky choice. SYNONYM(S …

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  • 34The Luck of Barry Lyndon — (1844)    The source material for STANLEY KUBRICK’s BARRY LYNDON is WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY’s picaresque novel of an 18th century rogue. Originally titled The Luck of Barry Lyndon, A Romance of the Last Century, by George Savage Fitz Boodle,… …

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  • 35out of luck — UNFORTUNATE, unlucky, luckless, hapless, unsuccessful, cursed, jinxed, ill fated; informal down on one s luck; poetic/literary star crossed. → luck * * * phrasal : unlucky * * * out of luck phrase unable to have or do something that you wanted …

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  • 36the devil’s children have the devil’s luck — Cf. the devil looks after his own. 1678 J. RAY English Proverbs (ed. 2) 126 The Devils child the Devils luck. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 333 The Dee’ls Bairns have Dee’ls luck. Spoken enviously when ill People prosper. 1798 LD. NELSON Letter …

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  • 37Pot Luck (album) — Infobox Album Name = Pot Luck Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Elvis Presley Released = June 5, 1962 Recorded = March 1961 toMarch 1962 Genre = Rock Length = 28:11 Label = RCA Records Producer = Steve Sholes, Joseph Lilley Reviews = Allmusic… …

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  • 38Bird of Ill Omen — is a sacred bird in myths that brings bad luck, often referring to a person who is unlucky.It can also refer to:* Bird of Ill Omen (book), a book by Simon Raven. * Bird Of Ill Omen (band), a hardcore band from Florida. * Bird of Ill Omen (song),… …

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  • 39out of luck — Synonyms and related words: badly off, depressed, dire, donsie, doomful, evil starred, fatal, fortuneless, funest, hapless, ill off, ill starred, in adverse circumstances, inauspicious, luckless, ominous, planet struck, sad, short of luck, star… …

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  • 40it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good — A sailing metaphor frequently invoked to explain good luck arising from the source of others’ misfortune. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. ix. L1 An yll wynde that blowth no man to good, men saie. 1591 SHAKESPEARE Henry VI, Pt. 3 II. v.… …

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