killing a ladybug: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Killing a ladybug may bring you bad luck
lottery ticket: lottery ticket (plural lottery tickets) A slip of paper drawn in a lottery, possibly redeemable for a prize
Mr. Quezada bought his winning lottery ticket at a local store
superstition: belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.
noun: According to superstition, if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck
walkin under a ladder: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
I´m not superstitious, but you´d never catch me walking under a ladder
knocking on wood: an action that according to superstition will protect a person from bad luck
knocking an wood can reverse bad luck if you break a mirror
seeing a falling star: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck or grant a wish
I always make a wishh after seeing a falling star
finding a penny: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck if the finder picks up the penny
if you find a penny pick it up and all day long, you´ll have good luck
putting new shoes on a table: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
putting new shoes on a table signifies a death in the family for some people
breaking a mirror: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Breaking a mirror may bring you seven years of bad luck
wish: used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment
verb: I wish (that) I was/were a bit taller
opening an umbrella indoors: an action that according to supersition will bring bad luck
opening an umbrella indoors leads to bad luck raining on you
throwing a coin in a fountain: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck or grant a wish
Lots of tourists like throwing coins in the Trevi Fountain
spilling salt: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck luck unless some of yhe salt is thrown back over the left shoulder
Spilling salt is a European superstition
believe: to think that something is true, correct, or real
verb: Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars
carrying a rabbit´s foot: an action that according to superstition will bring good luck
carrying a rabbit´s foot is the best way to have good luck
bad luck: said to express sympathy with someone when something bad has happened to them
They've just run out of tickets." "Oh, bad luck!"
catching a falling leaf: an action that according to superstition will grant the catcher a wish or bring good luck
If you catch a falling leaf, make a wish
lucky objects: something believed to bring good luck
That is the unit's lucky charm
good luck: to bring good luck
We have a horseshoe hanging on our wall for good luck