- stiff luck
- Australian Slang1. bad luck;2. serves yourself right!;3. off-hand expression of sympathy
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stiff luck
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Stiff luck — 1. bad luck; 2. serves yourself right!; 3. off hand expression of sympathy … Dictionary of Australian slang
stiff — /stɪf / (say stif) adjective 1. rigid or firm in substance; not flexible, pliant, or easily bent: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: a stiff hinge. 3. (of the body or part of the body) unable to move without difficulty or causing… …
stiff — stiffish, adj. stiffly, adv. stiffness, n. /stif/, adj., stiffer, stiffest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: The motor was a little stiff from the cold… … Universalium
Stiff cheddar — 1. bad luck; 2. serves yourself right!; 3. off hand expression of sympathy … Dictionary of Australian slang
Stiff cheese — 1. bad luck; 2. serves yourself right!; 3. off hand expression of sympathy … Dictionary of Australian slang
stiff cheddar — Australian Slang 1. bad luck; 2. serves yourself right!; 3. off hand expression of sympathy … English dialects glossary
stiff cheese — Australian Slang 1. bad luck; 2. serves yourself right!; 3. off hand expression of sympathy … English dialects glossary
Hans von Luck — Infobox Military Person name=Hans von Luck lived=15 July 1911–15 January 1997 placeofbirth=Flensburg placeofdeath= caption= nickname= allegiance=Germany branch=Heer serviceyears=1929 1945 rank=Oberst commands=Kampfgruppe von Luck unit=7th Panzer… … Wikipedia
hard — hard1 W1S1 [ha:d US ha:rd] adj comparative harder superlative hardest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm to touch)¦ 2¦(difficult)¦ 3¦(work/effort)¦ 4¦(full of problems)¦ 5 be hard on somebody 6 be hard on something 7 do something the hard way … Dictionary of contemporary English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
