bad luck streak
Consecutive unfortunate events
A bad luck streak is an extended period when misfortune seems to follow misfortune—one setback after another with no relief between.
The phrase implies a pattern beyond coincidence, as if fate itself has turned hostile: She's on a bad luck streak—lost her job, then her car broke down, then her landlord raised the rent.
Also called a run of bad luck.
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- losingFailing to win
- slumpExtended period of decline
downturn · rough patch · tough stretch · snake eyes · setback · hex · doomed · ill-fated · when it rains it pours · black cat · broken mirror · seven year itch · hapless · star-crossed · rut · tailspin · hard times · stumble
bad luck streakwinning streak
Consecutive successes over time
lucky streak · hot streak · golden period · charmed life · Midas touch
badly, badness, luck, lucky, unlucky, luckily, luckiness, luckless, streak