Meanings
- Used to express regret that something failed to occur.
We might have expected the blunder to be corrected by the major Chicago law firm representing the appellees. No such luck.
2006, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, “Smoot v. Mazda Motors of America”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)1 more example
[…] being then crippled in my starboard foot.―Wounded perhaps, in action?―No, no such luck; that shabby dog, Jack Frost, bit off a couple of my toes: […]
1835, Ben the Sailor, “Adventures on Shore and Afloat”, in The Nautical Magazine a Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs in GeneralSynonyms: alas
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed to express regret that something failed to occur.
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no such luck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20such%20luck
“no such luck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20such%20luck. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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