used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you. People sometimes touch something made of wood when they say this
Ben’s making a goodrecovery, touchwood.
Synonyms and related words
Superstition and superstitions
cross your fingers
four-leaved clover
the Scottish play
touch wood
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used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you. People sometimes touch something made of wood when they say this.