be down on your luck
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe down on your luckbe down on your luckPOORto have no money because you have had a lot of bad luck over a long period of time When someone is down on their luck, friends are very difficult to find. luckExamples from the Corpusbe down on your luck In the film, Williams plays a down-on-his luck salesman whose wife has left him. We bought the necklace from an old man who was down on his luck and in need of a penny or two. He was down on his luck and not a happy hedgehog. All were down on their luck, all had been drinking and all had decided on an easy way out. Families that were down on their luck could get a small loan, food, a job referral. Here, parents who are down on their luck can pick out toys for their children. The program is for motivated people who are temporarily down on their luck.