Murphy's law
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Mur·phy’s law /ˌmɜːfiz ˈlɔː $ ˌmɜːrfiz ˈlɒː/ noun [uncountable] informal especially American English RFa tendency for bad things to happen whenever it is possible for them to do so – used humorously 墨菲定律〔一种认为凡有可能出差错的事终将出差错的论断；幽默用法〕 SYN British English sod’s law
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Murphy's law• I think a lot of readers will recognise your Murphy's Law Jean and may even have another name for it.Origin Murphy's law (1900-2000) Edward Murphy (born 1917), U.S. engineer who first thought of itMur·phy’s law nounChineseSyllable
to happen Corpus bad tendency things a whenever for
Murphy's law
Mur‧phy’s law /ˌmɜːfiz ˈlɔː $ ˌmɜːrfiz ˈlɒː/
noun [uncountable] informal especially American English
SYN sod’s law British English
Mur‧phy’s law /ˌmɜːfiz ˈlɔː $ ˌmɜːrfiz ˈlɒː/
noun [uncountable] informal especially American English Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Edward Murphy (born 1917), U.S. engineer who first thought of it
a tendency for bad things to happen whenever it is possible for them to do so – used humorously Origin: Edward Murphy (born 1917), U.S. engineer who first thought of it
SYN sod’s law British English