rotten hand

Clough was dealt a rotten hand at Sheffield United, where he took a team that was in the relegation zone of League One to seventh- and fifth-placed finishes, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the Capital One Cup, only to discover that the people in charge at Bramall Lane considered that was not good enough.

To be fair, Gen X has been dealt a rotten hand.

Mariners try to extend some other team's misery for a change We've gotten used to the Mariners being dealt a rotten hand over the years, even when they went into seasons with folks thinking they might contend.

I’m a rotten hand at this sort of thing.

Wish I didn't scribble such a rotten hand.