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just my luck

just my luck phrase: expressing exasperation when something particularly unfortunate happens to oneself, especially when it seems like such occurrences are typical.

Phrase

just my luck

  1. (sarcastic) Expressing exasperation when something particularly unfortunate happens to oneself, especially when it seems like such occurrences are typical.

Questions about just my luck

What does just my luck mean?
Just my luck means expressing exasperation when something particularly unfortunate happens to oneself, especially when it seems like such occurrences are typical.
What part of speech is just my luck?
Just my luck is a phrase.

Words near just my luck in the dictionary

  1. just in time
  2. just incase
  3. just intonation
  4. just kidding
  5. just like that
  6. just my luck
  7. just now
  8. just on
  9. just one of those things
  10. just plain folks
  11. just reward

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