down on my luck - Some people have ^good luck ̄ and some people have ^bad luck ̄. When you have no control over how something will happen, maybe everything will happen depending on luck. If you are experiencing bad luck or if you are having a difficult time, you might use this expression, ^I¨m down on my luck. ̄ ^Things are not going very well for me right now. ̄
I lost my house key and my cell phone is broken. I¨m a bit down on my luck.
Tom can¨t find a job, his girlfriend is angry at him and his dog is sick! He¨s really down on his luck!