Jan 12, 2016 · The Internet says 'Touch wood is an example of a superstition: something that we do in order to have good luck. It is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is …

May 24, 2015 · It isn't clear when 'touch wood' began to be used as a token of good fortune but it must have been by 1850, when the academic correspondence magazine Notes and Queries …

Mar 14, 2012 · There probably is some old English expression for averting evil, but it does not come to mind; "I touch wood," "Bar omen," "Bar ill-luck," seem clumsy. 'Knock on wood' is …

Nov 28, 2014 · The AmE expression knock on wood and the BrE version touch wood ( which predates the American one) are two common 'superstitious' sayings: knock on wood is used …

Jun 7, 2018 · A ten-foot pole as a metaphoric measure of something one would not touch something (or someone) else with is by 1839, American English. The ten-foot pole was a …

I have been using the following phrases but I am still not confident that they are grammatically correct and sound right: "in regards with something" "with regards to …

Nov 16, 2016 · While true that most intangible things are mediums (as air is a medium for sound and even the void is a medium for light), not every medium is intangible (a copper wire is very …

May 27, 2014 · How does a phrase such as "Gag me with a spoon" originate? I understand the sentiment as a real concept — gagging oneself with a spoon causes a choking …

Aug 7, 2015 · Living or non-living is not the issue. I travel by plane. I travel by horse. I go with style. I go with God. ...

Mar 25, 2023 · Thanks @Kris..but I wanted something with a bit of a poetic touch to it..what u suggested seems somewhat formal.. – user308123 Commented Oct 12, 2018 at 9:29