HARD-LUCK STORY

Meaning of HARD-LUCK STORY in English

noun

a story about yourself that you tell sb in order to get their sympathy or help

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — ˌhard-ˈluck ˌstory BrE AmE noun ( plural hard-luck stories ) [countable] a story you tell someone about bad things that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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