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Meanings of
tough luck
in English
Portuguese
azar
Catalan
malastrugança
Spanish
desgracia
Back to the meaning
An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
misfortune
bad luck
ill luck
good luck
good fortune
Portuguese
azar
Usage of
tough luck
in English
1
If they don't like our culture of freedom of expression,
tough
luck
.
2
That was
tough
luck
you had today. But there was no answer.
3
And if you don't do what you're told,
tough
luck
,
you're out.
4
If you later discover a great-aunt Nelly and 40 third cousins,
tough
luck
.
5
I knew I'd be too hungover, but Dad basically told me
tough
luck
.
6
Someway I have been up against
tough
luck
ever since I got back.
7
One might decide that this is just
tough
luck
for women.
8
It's just our
tough
luck
to hit on the wrong boat.
9
Talk to me about the
tough
luck
of that, will you!
10
If that isn't
tough
luck
,
then I don't know what is.
11
If you've got one lousy bar of signal with your carrier,
tough
luck
.
12
Good people, they can't always help hard times,
tough
luck
.
13
He all but shrugged his shoulders and said
tough
luck
.
14
If in the process we upset the likes of you, then that's
tough
luck
.
15
Probably he's in love with you, which is
tough
luck
.
16
For the fund industry, this is simply
tough
luck
.
Other examples for "tough luck"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
tough
luck
tough
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
tough luck
Portuguese
azar
infortúnio
Catalan
malastrugança
infortuni
desgràcia
calamitat
desventura
Spanish
desgracia
Tough luck
through the time
Tough luck
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common