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"down on their luck" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase typically means someone is having bad luck, often in terms of finances. Example sentence: Some of the people down on their luck had been without a place to stay for weeks.
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All gone, going or very much down on their luck.
HW: His characters are all down on their luck.
Some of the punters looked as if they were down on their luck.
Ordinary people who are down on their luck can often find help here.
Those you help aren't desperate curiosities; they should be treated as neighbors down on their luck.
Typically, he invests in firms that are down on their luck.
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"Two Broke Girls," a CBS sitcom about two down-on-their luck waitresses, is a hit.
Back in 2008, Republicans became the down-on-their luck political party.
And Detroit's story of rebirth is one that other down-on-their-luck cities can learn from and find inspiration in.
No one expected a movie about down-on-their-luck retirees — some broke, some heart-broken — to become a box office hit.
The store's salesmen were all down-on-their-luck European princes.
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