Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb. * /Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb. * /Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) — phrase used for saying that something bad or unusual is not likely to happen again in the same place or to the same person Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym Main entry: lightning … Useful english dictionary
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — proverb an unusual situation or event is unlikely to happen again in exactly the same circumstances or to the same person … Useful english dictionary
lightning never strikes the same place twice — 1857 P. H. MYERS Prisoner of Border xii. They did not hit me at all... Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, nor cannon balls either, I presume. 1942 P. WILDE Tinsley’s Bones x. The Witness: They say that lightning never strikes twice… … Proverbs new dictionary
lightning never strikes twice — lightning never strikes (the same place) twice used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place • • • Main Entry: ↑lightning lightning never strikes (the same place) twice see ↑lightning … Useful english dictionary
in the same place — See: LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
in the same place — See: LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ the\ same\ place — See: lightning never strikes twice in the same place … Словарь американских идиом
lightning never strikes the same place twice — lightning never strikes (the same place) twice used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place • • • Main Entry: ↑lightning lightning never strikes (the same place) twice see ↑lightning … Useful english dictionary
