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- v. idiomatic, US To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
- v. idiomatic, US A self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.
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FUN - gestures
There are thousands of sign languages and possibly millions of gestures in human communication but not all of them have a name. Some are understood everywhere, some are understood everywhere but di...
okay sign, abhayamudra, apology, beckoning sign, Bellamy salute, benediction, blessing, blah-blah, "check, please” sign, clenched fist, Chinese number ge..., Clinton thumb and 360 more...
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American English that's not in Irish ...
Well-known phrases in American English that aren't understood in Irish English.
front the money, freshman, Band-Aid, bandaid, stroller, knock on wood, cotton candy, Saran Wrap, Scotch tape, bumped, doorbuster, molasses and 3 more...
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knock phrases / words
how knock is used
knock-under, knock-bark, knock rating, knockmeter, knock-toe, knock for knock, on the knock, knock-knock, knock-stone, knock about, to, knock about with, to, knock a child (or... and 88 more...
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Handcraft
Gestures, signs and signals.
gesture, sign language, hand signal, manual communication, diving signal, tic-tac, gang signal, thumbs up, thumbs down, finger binary, pointing, a-ok and 106 more...
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jodi AmE; for closest IrE see touch wood Apr 27, 2011