knock on wood
MEANING
I hope my good luck will continue.
said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck:
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
I never have trouble with my car, knock on wood.
I haven’t been banned yet, knock on wood
So far we have only had one trip to York District Hospital (fingers crossed, touch wood and spit for luck) after he ran head first into the fireplace and got a bruised lump roughly the size of a pickled egg on his noggin.
He would throw salt over his shoulder and knock on wood just for good luck, I didn’t learn this until I lived with him.
I used direct deposit, it hasn’t been a problem as of yet, knock on wood.