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Deal a bad hand Meaning in English

expression

DEEL-uh-bad-HAND
DEEL-uh-bad-HAND

التعريف

To experience bad luck or an unfair situation, especially something that is beyond your control. The phrase comes from card games, where getting a bad hand means you have little chance of winning.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used figuratively in everyday conversation, not literally about cards. Implies misfortune or disadvantage from the start, not through one's own fault. Often appears in 'be dealt a bad hand,' but also as 'deal someone a bad hand.' Related to phrases like 'the cards you are dealt.'

Spanish: jugar una mala mano - recibir una mala mano (figurado: tener mala suerte)Portuguese (BR): receber uma má mão - ser prejudicado (sentido figurado: ter azar)Portuguese (PT): receber uma mão má - ser prejudicado (sentido figurado: ter azar)Chinese (Simplified): 运气不好 - 遭遇不公 (比喻)Chinese (Traditional): 運氣不好 - 遭遇不公 (比喻)Hindi: बुरी किस्मत मिलना - खराब हालत में होनाArabic: حُظِي بنصيب سيئ - تلقّى معاملة سيئة (مجازاً: حظ سيئ)Bengali: খারাপ ভাগ্য পাওয়া - খারাপ অবস্থায় পড়াRussian: выдать плохую карту - не повезло (переносное значение)Japanese: 悪い手を配られる - 運が悪いVietnamese: gặp điều không may - bị đối xử không công bằngKorean: 나쁜 패를 받다 - 불운을 겪다Turkish: kötü bir el verilmek - talihsizlik yaşamakUrdu: بری قسمت دینا - بدقسمتی میں ہوناIndonesian: mendapat nasib buruk - menerima perlakuan tidak adil

جمل نموذجية

He felt like life had dealt him a bad hand.

basic

Some kids are dealt a bad hand and have to work harder.

basic

The storm victims were dealt a bad hand.

basic

You can't blame him—he was dealt a bad hand from the start.

natural

After losing his job and getting sick, he really felt dealt a bad hand.

natural

Sometimes life just deals you a bad hand, but you have to keep going.

natural