no such luck

Didn't work out

No such luck is an expression of disappointment that something hoped for didn't happen.

It acknowledges that a favorable outcome would have required luck—and that luck wasn't forthcoming: I was hoping the meeting would be canceled, but no such luck.

Often used after describing a failed expectation.

disappointment

letdown

Failure to satisfy expectations

setbackReverse in progress
bummerDisappointing experience
anticlimaxDisappointing conclusion after buildup

defeat · frustration · dashed hopes · missed opportunity · bad break · tough break · misfortune · dismay · discouragement · deflation

resignation

acceptance

Consent to receive

defeatVictory over another
giving upChoosing to stop trying
surrenderCease resistance, yield

fatalism · shrug · oh well · that's life · c'est la vie · such is life · nothing doing · sigh · letting go · moving on

impossibility

no chance

Emphatic refusal of possibility

no wayEmphatic denial
fat chanceSarcastic denial of possibility
hopelessBeyond possibility of success

futile · impossible · out of reach · pipe dream · lost cause · snowball's chance · forget it · dream on · slim chance · long shot

misfortune

jinxed

Afflicted with misfortune

cursedUnder a malevolent spell
ill-fatedDestined to fail
star-crossedDoomed by destiny

snakebitten · hapless · unfortunate · hard times · adversity · Murphy's Law · black cat

no such luck

letdown

acceptance

no chance

jinxed

no such luck

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