lightning never strikes twice

뜻

the same bad luck is unlikely to happen again

같은 불운은 다시 일어나기 어렵다.

예문

1. 1Our last camping trip was ruined by a broken tent, but lightning never strikes twice, so let's go again.
2. 2Tom broke his arm skiing last winter, yet he's going back, convinced that lightning never strikes twice.
3. 3Relax — your laptop crashed during your last presentation, but lightning never strikes twice.
4. 4Do you really believe lightning never strikes twice? My flight has been cancelled two years running.
5. 5We were burgled in May, and Mum insists lightning never strikes twice, yet she's bought an alarm anyway.

문법

굳어진 속담으로 완전한 절로 쓰며, that 뒤에 오는 경우가 많다. strikes는 현재 시제 그대로 쓴다. 더 긴 형태에서는 twice 앞에 in the same place를 넣는다.

비슷한 뜻