How to Pronounce "a string of bad luck"
expression
uh STRING uhv BAD LUHK
uh STRING ov BAD LUK
Definition
A period when someone experiences several unlucky or negative events one after another.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈstɹɪŋ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈbæd/ /ˈɫək
British English
æɪ/ /stɹˈɪŋ/ /ˈɒv/ /bˈæd/ /lˈʌk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh STRING uhv BAD LUHK
UK
uh STRING ov BAD LUK
Listen in Context
She had a string of bad luck and lost her job and her phone in the same week.
After a string of bad luck, he finally won a game.
I'm hoping my string of bad luck will end soon.
Lately, it's like I'm stuck in a string of bad luck—nothing seems to go right.