lightning never strikes twice in the same place
lightning never strikes twice in the same place
Something that's very extraordinary and unlikely to happen will never happen to the same person twice. (Said especially of tragic or unfortunate events.) I know you're scared to go back on a plane after that crash, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place. There's no way we could get hit by such a devastating storm like that again—lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
See also: lightning, never, place, same, strike, twice
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lightning never strikes twice in the same place
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]
See also: lightning, never, place, same, strike, twice
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- lightning doesn't strike twice
- lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
- Lightning never strikes twice
- advance notice
- indication
- with advance notice
- on advance notice
- York
- a New York minute
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