hard-luck story
hard-luck story · hard-luck stories
A tale of one's misfortunes told to elicit sympathyA tale of one's misfortunes told to elicit sympathy.
Meaning
1 sensesA tale of one's misfortunes told to elicit sympathy.
Forms
plural: hard-luck stories| Singular | hard-luck story |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.