out of luck

prepositional phrase

Experiencing a misfortune, especially if lacking recourse.

“If you had set up automatic backups, you would have been able to recover your files, but as it is, you're out of luck.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticExperiencing a misfortune, especially if lacking recourse.

    If you had set up automatic backups, you would have been able to recover your files, but as it is, you're out of luck.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 倒霉
  • 倒霉 (dǎoméi)experiencing a temporary misfortune
Finnish huono tuuri
  • huono tuuriexperiencing a temporary misfortune
French avoir la poisse
  • avoir la poisseexperiencing a temporary misfortune
Russian не везёт, не повезло́
  • не везёт (ne vezjót)experiencing a temporary misfortune
  • не повезло́ (ne povezló)experiencing a temporary misfortune
Cite this entry
APA

out of luck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20luck

MLA

“out of luck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20luck. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of luck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20luck.

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