bad luck

bad luck (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) An undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.

   Synonyms: hard luck, tough luck, ill luck; see also Thesaurus:bad luck

   Antonyms: good luck, good fortune; see also Thesaurus:good luck

   • 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side.

• hard lines
• hard cheese
• dumb luck