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hard luck story

hard luck story (harde lak stori)

Idiom Luck

Signification

a story about someone's misfortune

une histoire sur le malheur de quelqu'un (une histoire sur le malheur de quelqu'un)

Phrases d'exemple

"He’s always telling a hard luck story to get sympathy."

"Il raconte toujours une histoire de malchance pour obtenir de la sympathie." (Il raconte toujours une **histoire de malchance** pour obtenir de la sympathie)

Expressions Connexes

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to achieve great success or gain a lot of money

chip in

to contribute money or effort to a shared goal

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Beauty or value is subjective and dependent on the viewer.

talk behind someone's back

to say bad things about someone when they are not present

pull rank

to use one's authority to gain an advantage

to make a blunder

to make a very big or stupid mistake