"shit out of luck" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-shit out of luck.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} shit out of luck (not comparable)
  1. (vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Completely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, slang, vulgar Synonyms: SOL [initialism] Translations (In unfortunate circumstances): im Arsch (German), am Arsch (German), sem sorte nenhuma; totalmente ferrado [slang] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-shit_out_of_luck-en-adj-sNg1jkbQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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