rotten luck

Rotten luck, publishing a book praising philanthropy just as everyone has had their wealth wiped out.

I forget what regiment he belonged to (not in our brigade), but he had had rotten luck from his point of view.

You see, Charley has had rotten luck, and he didnt really realize what he was saying.

“Some rotten luck,” grumbled Pant, for it was he who lurked in the corner.

“It sure is rotten luck,” spoke Sid, from the depths of the sofa.

About ten days later he wrote to us saying what rotten luck he had had.