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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishworse luckworse luckBritish English spokenPITY/IT'S A PITY unfortunately ‘Would your boyfriend like a drink?’ ‘He’s not my boyfriend, worse luck!’ → luck
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worse luck• Nearly all gone now, worse luck, and the guv'nor's arrived to read the riot act.• You're a bad agent and you're worse luck.• I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.• Bad luck for Venus, worse luck for the 12,000 fans, but hey, what can you do?• You go up there with the wrong attitude and come out with worse luck than you had before.
worse luckworse luckspokenDISAPPOINTED used to say that you are disappointed or annoyed by something I’ve got one more year of college, worse luck! → worse
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worse luck• I have to go to secretarial school, worse luck.• You're a bad agent and you're worse luck.• Nearly all gone now, worse luck, and the guv'nor's arrived to read the riot act.• Bad luck for Venus, worse luck for the 12,000 fans, but hey, what can you do?• You go up there with the wrong attitude and come out with worse luck than you had before.
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