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Interjection: hard luck
Usage: informal
  1. [Brit, informal] Used unsympathetically in response to bad luck or hardship, suggesting it's not important or was deserved
    - hard cheese [Brit, informal], tough luck [informal]
     
  2. Expression of sympathy, commiserations or regret on a bad outcome
    - bad luck [informal], tough luck [informal], rotten luck [informal], worse luck [informal]