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bad luck(noun, break, trouble, difficulty)
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ill luck(noun, hardship, misfortune, setback)
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bad break(blow, difficulty, cross, miserable)
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rotten luck(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty)
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Hard cheese(interjection, hardship, misfortune, setback)
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Hard luck(interjection, blow, cross, miserable)
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Herculean task(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
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bad news(blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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behind eight ball(miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate)
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can of worms(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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down on luck(miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate)
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evil eye(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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hard knocks(noun, trouble, difficulty, want)
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hard time(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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hard times(difficulty, distress, hardship, misfortune)
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holy mess(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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hot water(noun, trouble, difficulty, want)
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ill fortune(difficulty, hardship, misfortune, adversity)
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kiss of death(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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on the skids(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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