down on one's luck

Adjective

 * 1)  Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
 * , Episode 16:
 * --He is down on his luck. He asked me to ask you to ask somebody named Boylan, a billsticker, to give him a job as a sandwichman.
 * , Episode 16:
 * --He is down on his luck. He asked me to ask you to ask somebody named Boylan, a billsticker, to give him a job as a sandwichman.