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no such luck

informal

Definition

said after an event or result that would be very good has been suggested, to show disappointment that it cannot or did not happen: I was rather hoping it would rain today and I wouldn't have to go on the walk, but no such luck.Yes, no and not
(Definition of no such luck from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)