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touch wood

Translations

touchwoodinterjection

touch wood

/ˈtʌtʃ.wʊd/

тьфу-тьфу-тьфу

I haven't been sick all year, touchwood.

Я не болел весь год, тьфу-тьфу-тьфу.

Definitions

touchwoodinterjection

Chiefly British: an exclamation used to avert misfortune or to hope that good luck will continue, traditionally uttered while actually touching a piece of wood.

I've never had a car accident—touchwood.