| 单词 | lightning never strikes twice in the same place |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Lightning never strikes twice in the same placelightning never strikes twice in the same place The same misfortune will never recur, as in Go ahead and try your luck investing in options again; lightning never strikes twice. This saying is based on a long-standing myth, which has been proved to be untrue. Nevertheless, it is so well known it is often shortened, as in the example. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Lightning never strikes twice in the same placeMisfortune does not occur twice in the same way to the same person. notes for Lightning never strikes twice in the same placeIn actuality, lightning can strike twice in the same place. Words nearby Lightning never strikes twice in the same placelightning, lightning arrester, lightning bug, lightning chess, lightning conductor, Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, lightning rod, lightning stroke, light-o'-love, light on, light opera The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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