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tough luck

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Noun1.tough luck - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomestough luck - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
bad luck, ill luck, misfortune
circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
weakness - the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
adversity, hard knocks, hardship - a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
gutter, sewer, toilet - misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
hard cheese - bad luck
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Tough luck for the suckers still writing monthly checks.
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But rather than take advantage of this excellent facility, the thieves decided to help themselves - and tough luck to all those in their community who enjoyed using the state-of-the-art gear.
Our say by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
She probably won't want to go near a giant reptile ever again but, tough luck Nicola, Kilroy ain't going anywhere just yet.
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