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(idiomatic, US) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
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knock on wood
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Source Word
knock on wood
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Verb
US
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
発言によって招くとされる不幸を避けるため、伝統的な迷信に基づき、木に触れたり叩いたりする行為を行うこと。
( present singular third-person )
( participle present )
( participle past )
( past )