- hard-luck story
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to tell o give sb. a hard-luck story — raccontare a qcn. le proprie sventure
* * *nometo tell o give sb. a hard-luck story — raccontare a qcn. le proprie sventure
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
hard-luck story
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hard-luck — adjective used for describing a person or group who has had a lot of trouble and bad luck in their lives hard luck story a description of bad things that have happened to you that you tell to someone to make them feel sorry for you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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