Opening an umbrella indoors- an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck.
Opening an umbrella indoors leads to bad luck raining on you.
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.
Walking 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.
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
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.
Good luck- to bring good luck
We have a horseshoe hanging on our wall for good 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!
Spilling salt- an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck unless some of the salt
Spilling salt is a European superstition.
Lottery ticket- piece of paper that a buyer uses to participate in the lottery.
Noun- A man bought a lottery ticket and days later he found out he won
Pick up- pick up an object
Verb- i pick up the trash of the street
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.
Putting new shoes on a table- an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck.
Putting news shoes on a table signifies a death in the family for some people
Knocking on wood- an action that according to superstition will protect a person from bad luck.
Knocking on wood can reserve 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 wish after seeing a falling star.
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!"
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!
Lucky object- objects that people believe will bring them good luck
Noun- my sister has a gold chain that she says brings good luck
Breaking a mirror: an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck
Breaking a mirror may bring you seven years of bad luck.
Killing a ladybug- an action that according to superstition will bring bad luck.
Killing a ladybug may bring you 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) you were coming with me, Peter.