Definitions from Wiktionary (knock on wood)
▸ verb: (idiomatic, US, Philippines) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic, US, Philippines) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
Similar:
cross one's fingers,
knock,
ride one's luck,
keep one's fingers crossed,
strike it lucky,
hit out,
knock about,
throw caution to the wind,
play it safe,
let the devil out,
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