TOUCH WOOD

touch wood UK (US knock on wood) informal said in ​order to ​avoid ​bad ​luck, either when you ​mention good ​luck that you have had in the past or when you ​mention ​hopes you have for the ​future:

    The ​deal will be ​agreed on ​Wednesday, touch ​wood.

(Definition from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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