knock on wood
41Knock up — This means to wake someone up. Although it seems to have an altogether different meaning in the USA! At one time, in England, a chap was employed to go round the streets to wake the workers up in time to get to work. He knew where everyone lived… …
42touch wood — knock on wood, without the evil eye, God forbid …
43Knocking on wood — Knocking on wood, and the spoken expression knock on wood or touch wood are used to express a desire to avoid tempting fate after making some boast or speaking of one s own death.The expression is usually used in the hope that a good thing will… …
44Chris Wood (folk musician) — Chris Wood Wood with The Imagined Village at Camp Bestival; 20 July 2008 Background information Genres Folk music Occupatio …
45touch wood — phrasal : to touch or rap on something made of wood as a charm to ward off bad luck especially after boasting of good luck * * * touch wood see under ↑touch • • • Main Entry: ↑wood * * * touch wood spoken phrase used when you have said that you… …
46touch wood — interjection hopefully (said while touching something wooden, for superstition) And the reds are going to avoid relegation this year, touch wood Syn: knock on wood …
47touch wood — British, American & Australian, American something that you say when you want your luck or a good situation to continue. It s been fine all week and, touch wood, it ll stay fine for the weekend. We haven t had any problems with the car so far,… …
48touch wood — This idiom is used to wish for good luck. ( Knock on wood is also used.) …
49touch wood — ► touch (or chiefly N. Amer. knock on) wood touch something wooden to ward off bad luck. Main Entry: ↑wood …
50touch wood — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary knock on wood (for good luck) …
