bad luck

idiom

—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed

"I didn't get the job." "Bad luck!"

Examples of bad luck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That backwards movement could bring you bad luck and set you back on your goals and resolutions. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

When a father seeking vengeance, an American operative experiencing a string of bad luck, and several independent assassins hailing from around the world all end up on the same bullet train bound for Kyoto, the results are violent — and the survivors minimal. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025

Taking down your Christmas tree before the twelfth day of Christmas or Epiphany (either January 5 or 6) is thought to be bad luck by many people. —Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025

Will keeping my Christmas tree up too long cause bad luck? —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for bad luck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck