(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.
“Except last time I cat-sat in a flat that had one of those clickers, I found the recent beginnings of arthritis in my fingers made it quite painful to use it - this (touch wood) is the only thing arthritis has made difficult (still early days, but I am at that age now).”
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(idiomatic, UK, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, India) Hopefully; said while touching something wooden, to avert superstitious bad luck from what has just been said.
And the reds are going to avoid relegation this year, touch wood.
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