story of my life
Typical for me
Story of my life is an exclamation used to express rueful recognition that an unfortunate event fits a familiar pattern of bad luck or disappointment in one's experience.
When someone's coffee spills on their shirt right before a job interview and they sigh story of my life, they're acknowledging this mishap as typical of their general fortune.
The phrase can also be used more literally to refer to an autobiography or biographical account.
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- woe is meArchaic self-pity phrase
- mishapsMinor unfortunate occurrences
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
expression · pattern · parable · routine · narrative · tale · tale as old as time · cycle · déjà vu · regret · habit · broken record · nostalgia · catharsis · destiny · fate · self-portrait · saga
- Self-Pitywoe is me, why me, nobody cares, taken for granted, unappreciated
- Self-DefeatI give up, why bother, what's the point, I can't
story of my lifeout of character
Contrary to typical behavior
out of the blue · didn't see that coming · never in a million years · plot twist · unexpected turn
story of my lifelucky break
Unforeseen favorable occurrence
stroke of luck · blessing in disguise · fortune smiles · winning streak · charmed life
story of my lifeonce in a lifetime
Occurring only one time
rare occurrence · once in a blue moon · never again · freak accident
story, stories, storied, life, lively, lifelong, lifeless, lifetime, history