touch wood

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Englisch - Englisch
hopefully (said while touching something wooden, for superstition)

And the reds are going to avoid relegation this year, touch wood.

Touching wood hoping that our good luck continues. "We've never had a flat tire on this car - touch wood."
knock on wood, without the evil eye, God forbid
touchwood
{n} rotten wood that soon takes fire
touchwood
Decayed wood used as tinder; punk
touchwood
Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the Polyporus igniarius
touchwood
Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk
touchwood
material for starting a fire
touchwood
{i} kindling, punk, wood that catches easily on fire and is used to start a larger fire
touch wood

    Türkische aussprache

    tʌç wûd

    Synonyme

    knock on wood

    Aussprache

    /ˈtəʧ ˈwo͝od/ /ˈtʌʧ ˈwʊd/

    Etymologie

    [ 't&ch ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old French tuchier, from Vulgar Latin toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, probably of imitative origin.
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