hard luck
21hard\ luck — See: tough luck …
22hard luck — bad luck, misfortune …
23HARD LUCK — …
24Hardboiled & Hard Luck (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Hardboiled Hard Luck title orig = translator = Michael Emmerich image caption = US edition Cover author = Banana Yoshimoto illustrator = cover artist = country = Japan language = Japanese series = genre = Novel publisher =… …
25hard-luck story — noun an account of one s problems intended to gain someone else s sympathy or help …
26hard-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 …
27hard luck story — noun an account of personal misfortune, intended to arouse the sympathy of others …
28hard luck story — Tale of misfortune (usu. told to solicit help) …
29hard — ► ADJECTIVE 1) solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. 2) requiring or demonstrating a great deal of endurance or effort; difficult. 3) (of a person) not showing any signs of weakness; tough. 4) (of information or a subject… …
30Luck — 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… …