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| bad luck(noun, idiom, break, trouble) | |
| ill fortune(noun, difficulty, situation, misfortune) | |
| hard knocks(noun, idiom, trouble, worry) | |
| hard luck(noun, idiom, blow, cross) | |
| ill luck(noun, idiom, ruin, catastrophe) | |
| hard life | |
| hard times(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship) | |
| tough luck(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty) | |
| act of God(noun, idiom, ruin, catastrophe) | |
| adverse fate(noun, defeat, blow, distress) | |
| bad break(noun, trouble, blow, cross) | |
| bad fortune(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe) | |
| bad news(noun, trouble, ruin, blow) | |
| big problem(noun, trouble, blow, distress) | |
| can of worms(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty) | |
| cross to bear(noun, idiom, trouble, blow) | |
| dead end(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain) | |
| deep water(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain) | |
| evil eye(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship) | |
| hard cheese(hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness) |
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