tough luck vs hard knocks

tough luck and hard knocks both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tough luck	Yes	No	No	No
hard knocks	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hard knocks is a hyponym of tough luck; that is, hard knocks is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tough luck:

tough luck: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
hard knocks: a state of misfortune or affliction

Other hyponyms of tough luck include weakness, adversity, hardship, gutter, sewer, toilet, hard cheese.

tough luck (noun)	hard knocks (noun)
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes	a state of misfortune or affliction

tough luck vs hard knocks

tough luck and hard knocks both are nouns.

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