knock on wood
11knock on wood — verb /ˈnɒk ɒn ˈwʊd,ˈnɑk ɑn ˈwʊd,ˈnɔk ɔn ˈwʊd,ˈnak ɑn ˈwʊd/ To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement. I do a lot of walking, and I have never had any knee problems yet,… …
12knock on wood — idi (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck): The car s still in good shape, knock on wood[/ex] …
13Knock on Wood (song) — Infobox Single Name = Knock On Wood Artist = Eddie Floyd from Album = Knock On Wood B side = Got to Make a Comeback Released = 1966 Format = 7 single Recorded = 1966 Genre = Soul Length = 3:05 Label = Stax Records S 194 Writer = Eddie Floyd,… …
14Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart album) — Infobox Album Name = Knock on Wood Type = Studio Artist = Amii Stewart Released = February 1979 Recorded = 1978, 1979 Genre = R B, Pop music, Disco Length = Label = Hansa Records/ Ariola Records (Europe) Atlantic Records (US) Producer = Barry… …
15Knock on Wood - The Best of Amii Stewart — Infobox Album Name = Knock on Wood The Best of Amii Stewart Type = Compilation Artist = Amii Stewart Released = 1996 Recorded = 1978 1985 Genre = R B, Pop music, Disco Length = Label = Hot Classics US Producer = Barry Leng, Narada Michael Walden …
16Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd album) — Infobox Album Name = Knock On Wood Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Eddie Floyd Released = 1967 Recorded = July–December 1966 Stax Recording Studios (Memphis, Tennessee) Genre = R B, Southern soul Length = 34:55 Label = Stax S 714 Producer =… …
17Knock on Wood (1954 film) — Infobox Film name = Knock on Wood caption = Promotional movie poster for the film director = Melvin Frank Norman Panama producer = Melvin Frank Norman Panama writer = Melvin Frank Norman Panama starring = Danny Kaye Mai Zetterling Torin Thatcher… …
18Knock on Wood (Young Gods album) — Infobox Album | Name = Knock on Wood Type = Live album Artist = The Young Gods Released = April 21, 2008 Recorded = 2006 2007 Genre = Rock Label = Play It Again Sam Last album = Super Ready/Fragmenté (2007) This album = Knock on Wood (2008) Next… …
19knock on wood — Meaning The phrase voiced by people who rap their knuckles on a piece of wood hoping for good luck. In the UK the phrase touch wood is used. Origin May be the association that wood and trees have with good spirits in mythology, or with the… …
20knock on wood — phrasal used interjectionally to ward off misfortune …
