idiomUSinformal(UKtouch wood)said inordertoavoidbadluck, either when youmentiongoodluckthat you have had in the past or when youmentionhopesyou have for thefuture:老天保佑Thedealwill beagreedonWednesday,knockonwood.这笔交易将在星期三达成,老天保佑。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGood luck and bad luck
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bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
be down onyourluckidiom
be in/out of luckidiom
blessing
fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
get the short end of the stickidiom
godsend
grace
hapless
mercifully
mercy
miracle
misadventure
mischance
shame
streak
with any luckidiom
your luck's in!idiom
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knock on wood| American Dictionary
knock on wood
idiomIhopemy goodluckwillcontinue:I never havetroublewith mycar, knock onwood.
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Used when you think there could be difficulties.
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