three on a match

Any action that is thought to cause bad luck. Lighting three cigarettes with one match was regarded as a dangerous practice by soldiers in wartime, as the burning match could reveal their position to the enemy. Unless you enjoy suffering, steer clear of things like broken mirrors and three on a match! We can't have three on a match, or else something bad is sure to happen!

词组	three on a match
释义	three on a match three on a match Any action that is thought to cause bad luck. Lighting three cigarettes with one match was regarded as a dangerous practice by soldiers in wartime, as the burning match could reveal their position to the enemy. Unless you enjoy suffering, steer clear of things like broken mirrors and three on a match! We can't have three on a match, or else something bad is sure to happen! See also: match, on, three Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: bad cess to bad cess to (one) cess as chance/luck would have it as luck would have it rotten luck Chinaman (one) must have killed a Chinaman with any luck light the fuse
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