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got the short straw (You got to work on Halloween? Oh no! You got the short straw, Kevin! ART Vancouver); be out of luck (If you're planning to catch the 2:45 ferry, you're out of luck – it's completely booked. – вам не повезло ART Vancouver); down on one's luck (Oversimplification and generalizations actually only serve to divide (poor innocent homeless vs. evil mean housed Vancouverites). There's a lot of kind homeless people who are just down on their luck and need a leg up. There's also a lot of kind housed people who suffer from unprovoked theft and attacks by the homeless (recent example, guy with a machete who attacked three people). – которым не повезло в жизни  reddit.com ART Vancouver); hard luck (on someone – кому-либо: ‘Come on, Ballymore!' cried Jill. ‘Come on, Ballymore!' shouted Bill. ‘Come on, Ballymore,' said Jeeves reservedly. ‘Moke the Second wins,' said the radio. ‘Hard luck on Ballymore. He ran a wonderful race. If it hadn't been for that bad start, he would have won in a canter.' – Баллимору не повезло (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver); no such luck (I wanted to go jogging, but it started to rain and I had to stay home, so no such luck – Я хотел пойти на пробежку, но пошел дождь и мне пришлось остаться дома, так что, не повезло Taras) |
