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no such luck

no such luck interjection: used to express regret that something failed to occur.

Interjection

  1. Used to express regret that something failed to occur.
    • […] being then crippled in my starboard foot.―Wounded perhaps, in action?―No, no such luck; that shabby dog, Jack Frost, bit off a couple of my toes: […]1835, Ben the Sailor, “Adventures on Shore and Afloat”, in The Nautical Magazine a Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs in General
    • We might have expected the blunder to be corrected by the major Chicago law firm representing the appellees. No such luck.2006, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, “Smoot v. Mazda Motors of America”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
    Synonyms:
    alas

Synonyms of no such luck

Questions about no such luck

What does no such luck mean?
No such luck means used to express regret that something failed to occur.
What part of speech is no such luck?
No such luck is an interjection.

Words near no such luck in the dictionary

  1. no soup for you
  2. no speaks
  3. no string attached
  4. no strings attached
  5. No Such Agency
  6. no such luck
  7. no such thing
  8. no suh
  9. no sweat
  10. no tea, no shade
  11. no thank you

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