LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE

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

The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. - A proverb. * /Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place./

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. - A proverb. …
Slang English vocab
LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb. Billy …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PLACE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAME — I. ˈsām adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse samr, sami; akin to Old English ( swā ) same likewise, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLACE — I. ˈplās noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, open space in a city, space, locality, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — I. ˈlītniŋ, -nēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lightning, lightening, from gerund of lihtenen, lightenen to lighten — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKES — present third singular of strike plural of strike
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEVER — ˈnevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English never, nevere, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not, no + ǣfre ever — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWICE — (adv.) Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.
Английский словарь Webster
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: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAME — /saym/ , adj. 1. identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLACE — — placeable , adj. — placeless , adj. — placelessly , adv. /plays/ , n. , v. , placed, placing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEVER — /nev"euhr/ , adv. 1. not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 2. not at all; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLACE — I. ˈplās noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia ( hodos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — I. ˈlīt-niŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of lightenen to lighten Date: 13th century 1. : the flashing of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWICE — adverb Etymology: Middle English twiges, twies, from Old English twiga; akin to Old English twi- Date: 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWICE — adv two times; once and again. 2. twice ·adv doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he …
Webster English vocab
PLACE — add. ·vt to place-kick ( a goal). 2. place ·noun a definite position or passage of a document. 3. place …
Webster English vocab
TWICE — [twice] adv [ME twiges, twies, fr. OE twiga; akin to OE twi-] (12c) 1: on two occasions "~ absent" 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAME — [same] adj [ME, fr. ON samr; akin to OHG sama same, L simulis like, simul together, at the same time, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHTNING — [light.ning] n [ME, fr. gerund of lightenen to lighten] (13c) 1: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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 ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWICE — / twaɪs; NAmE / adverb 1. two times; on two occasions : I don't know him well; I've only met …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAME — / seɪm; NAmE / adjective , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective 1. exactly the one or ones referred to or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLACE — / pleɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun POSITION / POINT / AREA 1. [ C ] a particular …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — / ˈnevə(r); NAmE / adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. not at any time; not on any occasion : You …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] a flash, or several flashes, of very bright …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWICE — twice S2 W2 /twaɪs/ BrE AmE adverb , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twiga ] 1 . two …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAME — I. same 1 S1 W1 /seɪm/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLACE — I. place 1 S1 W1 /pleɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ place , ↑ placement …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEVER — nev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈnevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: næfre , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHTNING — I. light ‧ ning 1 /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: lighten 'to become less dark' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLACE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWICE — adv. 1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions. 2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good). [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAME — adj., pron., & adv. adj. 1 (often prec. by the) identical; not different; unchanged (everyone was looking in the same …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLACE — n. & v. n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWICE — adv.1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions. 2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good). Etymology: ME …
Oxford English vocab
SAME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1. (often prec. by the) identical; not different; unchanged (everyone was looking in the same …
Oxford English vocab
PLACE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
Oxford English vocab
NEVER — adv.1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). b …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Oxford English vocab
TWICE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens twice , there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAME — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If two or more things, actions, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLACE — ( places, placing, placed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A place …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — 1. Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms. One man died when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWICE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~, there are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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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