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Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".
The apple does not fall/never falls far from the tree; The best condiments are authentic flavors; The best defense is a good offense; The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry; The best things in life are free; The bigger they are, the harder they fall; The boy is father to the man; The bread never falls but on its buttered side
A keychain containing a four-leaf clover. A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck.Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make.
See the separate page List of names of Odin for more Odin kennings. N: Odin: Hanged god Odin hung on the Tree of Knowledge for nine days in order to gain wisdom. N: person voice-bearer reordberend: OE: Dream of the Rood: poetry Grímnir's lip-streams Grímnir is one of the names of Odin. N: Þórsdrápa: raven swan of blood Ravens ate the dead ...
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... The following is a list of trick-taking games by type of ... Ninety-nine; Norseman's knock; Officers' Skat; Oh ...
This nickname likely comes from baseball where a "Can of Corn" is an easily caught fly ball. Supposedly comes from a general store clerk reaching up and dropping a can from a high shelf. [70] Likely to be analogized due to the ease in which 32 is caught since it is the lowest possible non-hand (22 being a pair). Little Pete [8] No explanation found
Fall is coming. Now’s the time to realign your shopping list and start buying pumpkin, vanilla, ginger, and other tasty and useful fall cooking items. 50 Things to Pick Up at the Grocery Store ...
I always comes before E (but after C, E comes before I) [23] [24] In most words like fr ie nd, f ie ld, p ie ce, p ie rce, misch ie f, th ie f, tier, it is " i " which comes before " e " . But on some words with c just before the pair of e and i , like re cei ve, per cei ve, " e " comes before " i " .