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hard-luck story

noun
🔊/ˌhɑːd ˈlʌk stɔːri/
🔊/ˌhɑːrd ˈlʌk stɔːri/
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  1. a story about yourself that you tell somebody in order to get their sympathy or help（为博得他人同情或帮助而诉说的）不幸的遭遇
    • He was boring people with more of his hard-luck stories.他又在用他那些不幸遭遇来烦人了。