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Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
- Misfortune does not occur twice in the same way to the same person.
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Idioms and Phrases
The same misfortune will never recur, as in Go ahead and try your luck investing in options again; lightning never strikes twice . This saying is based on a long-standing myth, which has been proved to be untrue. Nevertheless, it is so well known it is often shortened, as in the example. [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
鈥淚鈥檝e always dreamed of coming to the US and furthering my education in applied marketing. Perhaps an esteemed institution of learning such聽as Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois University, the University of Texas, Ohio State University, the University of North Carolina, UCLA, Central Arkansas University, Orangeburg State, or Umpqua Community College,鈥 she says, mentioning nine campuses that are potentially the safest in the US, because they have been the聽sites of horrific random shooting sprees and lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
鈥淚n my mind, lightning never strikes twice in the same place so I am still philosophical that you get on the flight and you go about your life,鈥 he said.
"In my mind, lightning never strikes twice in the same place so I am still philosophical that you get on the flight and you go about your life. I know my wife doesn't feel like that. Probably the last thing she wants to do now is fly, especially to Kuala Lumpur."
"In my mind, lightning never strikes twice in the same place so I am still philosophical that you get on the flight and you go about your life. "I know my wife doesn't feel like that.
The fire brigade said it was the second time the house had been struck and my faith in the adage that lightning never strikes twice in the same place vanished.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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