| 单词 | lightning may strike twice |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslightning may strike twice (in the same place) P3. lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) and variants: an unusual or unfortunate situation or event is unlikely to happen again to the same person or under the same circumstances. Conversely lightning may strike twice (in the same place) and variants: such a situation or event may happen again. ΚΠ 1848 Greenville (S. Carolina) Mountaineer 2 June He [sc. a lottery winner] immediately came to the resolution never to purchase another ticket!.. He had heard folks say, that ‘lightning was never known to strike twice in one place’. 1850 Northern Star & National Trades Jrnl. 23 Nov. 3/5 Lightning never strikes but once in the same place—therefore, let a man whose first wife was a good one, never marry again. 1894 C. Jillson Green Leaves from Whitingham, Vermont v. 148 On the ground that lightning may strike twice in the same place, his application might appear reasonable at first sight. 1969 H. Carvic Miss Seeton draws Line (1970) ix. 158 Lightning, as anyone knew, never struck in the same place; which was a comfort. 1993 S. Carey Eleanora's Ghost xi. 184 Was it conceivable lightning could strike twice, uniting the same two families? 2016 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 2 Nov. 43 Huddersfield Town will be hoping lightning doesn't strike twice as they try to bounce back from their 5-0 Championship defeat. < as lemmas |
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