be down on one 's luck

be down on one 's luck

Bad luck, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í y ù Nb ú J ì, which means that the opportunity and fate are not good, refers to in adversity. It's from Ling Mengchu's the second moment of surprise.

The origin of Idioms

Ling Mengchu of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 19 of "the second moment makes a case of surprise": "first, I say to Mo Weng:" I'm entrusted by my father-in-law, and I've always looked at cows well. I lost two oxen the day before yesterday, but now my donkey is ill again. I can't take care of my son. "

Idiom usage

The third chapter of the scholars by Wu Jingzi of Qing Dynasty: he has talent and learning, but his luck is not good! Lao She's philosophy of Lao Zhang 29: once he went to see a doctor for a sick woman in the middle of the night. The doctor mistakenly prescribed the wrong medicine, but people all complained about Zhao Si's bad luck. As for the famous doctor, he mistakenly prescribed the wrong medicine!