LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES (IN THE SAME PLACE) TWICE

Meaning of LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES (IN THE SAME PLACE) TWICE in English

( saying ) an unusual or unpleasant event is not likely to happen in the same place or to the same people twice

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES IN THE SAME PLACE TWICE — молния никогда не ударяет в одно и то же место дважды; два снаряда в одну воронку не падают
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PLACE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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LIGHTNING — Visible discharge of electricity when part of the atmosphere acquires enough electrical charge to overcome the resistance of the air. …
Английский словарь Британика
TWICE — I. ˈtwīs adverb Etymology: Middle English twies, twys, from Old English twiges, from twiga, twiwa twice + -es -s; akin …
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SAME — I. ˈsām adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse samr, sami; akin to Old English ( swā ) same likewise, …
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PLACE — I. ˈplās noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, open space in a city, space, locality, from …
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LIGHTNING — I. ˈlītniŋ, -nēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lightning, lightening, from gerund of lihtenen, lightenen to lighten — …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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STRIKES — present third singular of strike plural of strike
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NEVER — ˈnevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English never, nevere, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not, no + ǣfre ever — more …
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TWICE — (adv.) Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.
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TWICE — ( adv. ) Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWICE — /twuys/ , adv. 1. two times, as in succession: Write twice a week. 2. on two occasions; in two instances: …
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SAME — /saym/ , adj. 1. identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the …
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PLACE — — placeable , adj. — placeless , adj. — placelessly , adv. /plays/ , n. , v. , placed, placing …
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NEVER — /nev"euhr/ , adv. 1. not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 2. not at all; …
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LIGHTNING — /luyt"ning/ , n. , v. , lightninged, lightning , adj. n. 1. a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, …
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SAME — I. ˈsām adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse samr; akin to Old High German sama same, Latin simulis like, …
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PLACE — I. ˈplās noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia ( hodos …
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LIGHTNING — I. ˈlīt-niŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of lightenen to lighten Date: 13th century 1. : the flashing of …
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TWICE — adverb Etymology: Middle English twiges, twies, from Old English twiga; akin to Old English twi- Date: 12th century 1. : …
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NEVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no Date: before …
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TWICE — adv two times; once and again. 2. twice ·adv doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he …
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PLACE — add. ·vt to place-kick ( a goal). 2. place ·noun a definite position or passage of a document. 3. place …
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TWICE — [twice] adv [ME twiges, twies, fr. OE twiga; akin to OE twi-] (12c) 1: on two occasions "~ absent" 2: …
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SAME — [same] adj [ME, fr. ON samr; akin to OHG sama same, L simulis like, simul together, at the same time, …
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LIGHTNING — [light.ning] n [ME, fr. gerund of lightenen to lighten] (13c) 1: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of …
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LIGHTNING — the visible discharge of atmospheric electricity that occurs when a region of the atmosphere acquires an electrical charge, or potential …
Britannica English vocabulary
TWICE — twice BrE AmE twaɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — lightning BrE AmE ˈlaɪt nɪŋ ▶ ˈ lightning bug BrE AmE ▶ ˈ lightning con ˌ ductor BrE AmE ▶ …
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TWICE — / twaɪs; NAmE / adverb 1. two times; on two occasions : I don't know him well; I've only met …
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SAME — / seɪm; NAmE / adjective , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective 1. exactly the one or ones referred to or …
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PLACE — / pleɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun POSITION / POINT / AREA 1. [ C ] a particular …
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NEVER — / ˈnevə(r); NAmE / adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. not at any time; not on any occasion : You …
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LIGHTNING — / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] a flash, or several flashes, of very bright …
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TWICE — twice S2 W2 /twaɪs/ BrE AmE adverb , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twiga ] 1 . two …
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SAME — I. same 1 S1 W1 /seɪm/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; …
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PLACE — I. place 1 S1 W1 /pleɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ place , ↑ placement …
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NEVER — nev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈnevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: næfre , from …
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LIGHTNING — I. light ‧ ning 1 /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: lighten 'to become less dark' …
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TWICE — adv. 1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions. 2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good). [ME …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 (often prec. by the) identical; not different; unchanged (everyone was looking in the same …
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PLACE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
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NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
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LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
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TWICE — adv. 1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions. 2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good). [ …
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SAME — adj., pron., & adv. adj. 1 (often prec. by the) identical; not different; unchanged (everyone was looking in the same …
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PLACE — n. & v. n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
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NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
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LIGHTNING — n. & adj. n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
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TWICE — adv.1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions. 2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good). Etymology: ME …
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SAME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1. (often prec. by the) identical; not different; unchanged (everyone was looking in the same …
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PLACE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
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NEVER — adv.1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). b …
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LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
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TWICE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens twice , there …
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SAME — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If two or more things, actions, …
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PLACE — ( places, placing, placed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A place …
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NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
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LIGHTNING — 1. Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms. One man died when …
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TWICE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~, there are …
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NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
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TWICE
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SAME — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES along the same lines (= in the same way ) ▪ We were both thinking …
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