"no such luck" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} no such luck
  1. Used to express regret that something failed to occur. Synonyms: alas
    Sense id: en-no_such_luck-en-intj-UBBQg1Cl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1835, Ben the Sailor, “Adventures on Shore and Afloat”, in The Nautical Magazine a Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs in General",
          "text": "[…] being then crippled in my starboard foot.―Wounded perhaps, in action?―No, no such luck; that shabby dog, Jack Frost, bit off a couple of my toes: […]",
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          "ref": "2006, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, “Smoot v. Mazda Motors of America”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
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