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out of luck



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Idioms and Phrases

Having bad fortune, experiencing a misfortune, as in You're out of luck if you want a copy; we just sold the last one . This expression, first recorded in 1867, assumes that good fortune is a finite quantity that one can run out of. However, it generally applies to more temporary circumstances than being down on one's luck .
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“A warranty? No. No warranty. Not here. Okay. We have one, but it was planted by the FBI. OK I have a warranty for you, but I declassified it in my mind. You’re out of luck,†the vampire Donald would say before grinning and piercing your neck with his hollow money-fangs.

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You can't ask a customer, “Stop buying books on Amazon,†with an asterisk: “Except when you need to buy an e-book, in which case, you're out of luck.â€

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“If you get an erroneous ruling, you are out of luck.â€

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“When I was serving time, I also met people out of luck who told me that if I ever decide to leave Iran, they can help me do that,†Rasoulof says.

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White children, too, were often out of luck.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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