tough luck
Bad luckBad luck (often an unsympathetic retort to someone who is suffering a misfortune).
» Tom has had the toughest luck.
Tom hatte ein Riesenpech. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(idiomatic)Bad luck (often an unsympathetic retort to someone who is suffering a misfortune).
Your car broke down? Well, tough luck, you're due at work in 15 minutes. Better run.
Examples
1 sentencesTom has had the toughest luck.
deTom hatte ein Riesenpech. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesDictionary 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.