Usually means: Experiencing a streak of misfortune.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 5 dictionaries that define the word down on one's luck:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. down on one's luck: Merriam-Webster
  2. down on one's luck: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. down on one's luck, down on one's luck: Collins English Dictionary
  4. down on one's luck: Wiktionary
  5. down on one's luck, down on ones luck: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (down on one's luck)

adjective:  (idiomatic) Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.


Words similar to down on one's luck

Usage examples for down on one's luck

Idioms related to down on one's luck

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular nouns described by down on one's luck

Words that often appear near down on one's luck

Rhymes of down on one's luck

Invented words related to down on one's luck




Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux