shit out of luck

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

shit out of luck (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Completely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.

   There are no tickets left. I guess we're shit out of luck.

   • 2026 March 23, Barry Petchesky, “ICE Agents Deployed To Nation’s Swamped Airports To Stand Around And Do Nothing”, in Defector‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 March 2026:

     While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are still being funded by last year's One Big Beautiful Bill, and FEMA and the Coast Guard have funds to pay employees for several months, the Transportation Security Administration is shit out of luck.

Synonyms

• SOL (initialism)

Translations

In unfortunate circumstances

• German: im Arsch (de), am Arsch (de)
• Portuguese: sem sorte nenhuma; totalmente ferrado (slang)
• Spanish: plenamente jodido