- hard luck (or lines) Brit.
- hard luck (or lines) Brit.informalused to express sympathy or commiserations.→ hard
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hard luck (or lines) Brit.
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hard luck — ► hard luck (or lines) Brit. informal used to express sympathy or commiserations. Main Entry: ↑hard … English terms dictionary
hard lines — ► hard luck (or lines) Brit. informal used to express sympathy or commiserations. Main Entry: ↑hard … English terms dictionary
hard — adjective 1》 solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. ↘(of a person) not showing any signs of weakness; tough. 2》 requiring or demonstrating a great deal of endurance or effort; difficult. ↘strict and demanding: a hard … English new terms dictionary
hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… … Useful english dictionary
hard lines — Chiefly Brit. Slang. tough luck; bad breaks. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
line — line1 [līn] n. [ME merging OE, a cord, with OFr ligne (both < L linea, lit., linen thread, n. use of fem. of lineus, of flax < linum, flax)] 1. a) a cord, rope, wire, string, or the like b) a long, fine, strong cord with a hook, sinker,… … English World dictionary
trouble — v 1. worry, alarm, upset, agitate, shake up, distress, concern; perturb, disturb, disquiet, discompose, discountenance, fluster, flutter, flurry, distract, unsettle, put out; confuse, bewilder, baffle, perplex, confound. 2. inconvenience, burden … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
trial — n 1. hearing, inquisition, inquiry; investigation, examination, review, scrutiny; study, analysis. 2. experimentation, trial and error, hit and miss, process of elimination; test procedure, operation, Inf. pilot. 3. attempt, effort, essay,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Paul McCartney — Sir Paul McCartney MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM … Wikipedia
