HARD-LUCK STORY

Meaning of HARD-LUCK STORY in English

ˌhard-ˈluck ˌstory BrE AmE noun ( plural hard-luck stories ) [countable]

a story you tell someone about bad things that have happened to you, in order to get their sympathy or help

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

HARD-LUCK STORY — ■ noun an account of one's problems intended to gain someone else's sympathy or help.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HARD-LUCK STORY — hard-luck stor|y BrE AmE ˌhɑːd ˈlʌk ˌstɔːr| i AmE \ ˌhɑːrd- -ˌstoʊr| i ▷ hard-luck stor|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HARD-LUCK STORY — noun a story about yourself that you tell sb in order to get their sympathy or help
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD-LUCK STORY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Meeting anybody in Baghdad these days involves listening to a hard-luck story , most of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARD LUCK STORY — n infml 1) Whenever he's hard up for money he comes to me with that hard luck story — Каждый раз, когда …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HARD LUCK STORY — n infml 1) Whenever he's hard up for money he comes to me with that hard luck story — Каждый …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HARD LUCK STORY — hard luck story n infml 1. Whenever he's hard up for money he comes to me with that hard luck …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HARD LUCK STORY — 1) Whenever he's hard up for money he comes to me with that hard luck story — Каждый раз, когда …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
HARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) hard disk hard water {{link=strong and hard punishment">strong and hard punishment Townes Charles Hard
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUCK — I. ˈlək noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc; akin to Middle Low German lucke …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUCK — (n.) That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is …
Английский словарь Webster
LUCK — ( n. ) That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUCK — /luk/ , n. 1. the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUCK — I. ˈlək noun Etymology: Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc; akin to Middle High German ge lücke luck Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
LUCK — noun that which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is …
Webster English vocab
HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STORY
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUCK — / lʌk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. good things that happen to you by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LUCK — I. luck 1 S2 W3 /lʌk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ lucky ≠ ↑ unlucky …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LUCK — n. 1 chance regarded as the bringer of good or bad fortune. 2 circumstances of life (beneficial or not) brought …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARD
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LUCK — n. 1 chance regarded as the bringer of good or bad fortune. 2 circumstances of life (beneficial or not) brought …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARD
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
LUCK — n.1 chance regarded as the bringer of good or bad fortune. 2 circumstances of life (beneficial or not) brought by …
Oxford English vocab
HARD
Oxford English vocab
STORY
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUCK — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Luck or good luck is success …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STORY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LUCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chance...luck ▪ We decided not to chance our luck in the storm. good luck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
LUCK — [noun] [U] - the force that causes things, esp. good things, to happen to you by chance and not as …
Cambridge English vocab
STORY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LUCK — See: DOWN ON ONE'S LUCK, LUCK OUT, PRESS ONE'S LUCK or PUSH ONE'S LUCK, IN LUCK, OUT OF LUCK.
Slang English vocab
HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LUCK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ better , good , great ▪ blind , dumb ( AmE ), plain , pure , sheer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STORY — See ↑ NEWS 3, ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (a) likely story • ↑ funny story • ↑ hard-luck …
Longman Activator English vocab
STORY
Longman Activator English vocab
LUCK — See ↑ LUCKY 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a run of bad luck • ↑ a stroke of luck • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
STORY — n. 25B6; noun an adventure story : TALE, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel. See list. the novel has a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LUCK — n. 25B6; noun with luck you'll make it : GOOD FORTUNE, good luck; fluke, stroke of luck; informal lucky break. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORY — n. 1 narrative, tale, recounting, anecdote, yarn; account, recital, chronicle, record, history; legend, myth, fairy tale or story, romance, gest …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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