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knock on wood

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knock on wood
to rap on something made of wood. (Said as a wish for good luck. Usually a phrase attached to another statement. Sometime said while knocking or rapping on real wood.) I think I am well at last—knock on wood. I knock on wood when I wish something were true.
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I've never been without a job, knock on wood [she does], because I do so many different things.
Longnaecker said she'll continue to knock on wood and hope her fourth and current employer, Glendale Federal, doesn't get acquired before she has a chance to retire.
I have a long, loose body so -- knock on wood -- I haven't had any troubles in the past.
 
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