Definition for hard-luck story - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	hard-luck story (hard-luck story) noun an account of one’s problems intended to gain someone else’s sympathy or help: he’s a sucker for a hard-luck story		Nearby Words hard-boiled hard-code hard-cooked hard-earned hard-edge hard-edged hard-headed hard-hearted hard-hitting hard-luck story hard-nosed hard-on hard-paste hard-pressed hard-shell hard-wearing hard-working hardback hardball