knock wood

knock (on) wood

(spoken)

I hope my good luck will continue We haven't had any problems with the car so far, knock on wood. I'm expecting, knock wood, to be offered the job next week.

Usage notes: used when you think difficulties are likely

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pascal	pas-KAHL (French), pahs-KAHL (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch
Birgir	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Anantha	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Lyosha	-	Russian
Mafalda	mah-FAHL-dah (Italian), mə-FAL-də (Portuguese)	Italian, Portuguese
Shakila	-	Arabic