no such luck
phrase
informal
—used to say that one could not do or have something one wanted
We hoped we could still get tickets, but no such luck—they had all been sold.
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“No such luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20such%20luck. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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