a hard-luck story
1hard-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 …
2hard-luck story — hard luck .story plural hard luck stories n a story you tell someone about bad things that have happened to you, in order to get their sympathy or help …
3hard-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… …
4hard-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 …
5hard-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 …
6hard-luck story — noun an account of one s problems intended to gain someone else s sympathy or help …
7hard-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 …
8hard luck story — noun an account of personal misfortune, intended to arouse the sympathy of others …
9hard luck story — Tale of misfortune (usu. told to solicit help) …
10Hard Luck — For the silent film, see Hard Luck (1921 film) Infobox Film name= Hard Luck caption= DVD cover imdb id=0489070 writer= Larry Brand Mario Van Peebles starring= Wesley Snipes Cybill Shepherd director= Mario Van Peebles producer= Brad Wyman Mario… …