"tough luck" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-tough luck.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} tough luck
  1. (idiomatic) Bad luck (often an unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune) Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): jodida suerte (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tough_luck-en-intj-Wt7BOMKz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

Noun

Audio: En-au-tough luck.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tough luck (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Bad luck. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tough_luck-en-noun-9Z5zJUnD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 71
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        "(idiomatic) Bad luck."
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