Sod's Law

Sod's Law
noun
humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
• Syn: ↑Murphy's Law
• Hypernyms: ↑gnome

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Sod's law see under ↑sod2
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Main Entry: ↑law
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Sod's law noun (facetious)
The precept that states that the most inconvenient thing is the most likely to happen, or if there is a possibility that something will go wrong, it will
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Main Entry: ↑sod

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Sod’s Law UK US noun [uncountable] british humorous
the theory that if something can go wrong it will go wrong

It’s Sod’s Law: the day before you go on holiday, someone offers you a job.

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[sädz]
another name for Murphy's Law

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noun [noncount]

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ˌSod's ˈLaw [Sod's Law] noun uncountable (BrE, humorous)
the tendency for things to happen in just the way that you do not want, and in a way that is not useful

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We always play better when we are not being recorded— but that's Sod's Law, isn't it?

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It was Sod's Law— the only day he could manage was the day I couldn't miss work.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Sod's law — n [U] BrE the natural tendency for things to go wrong whenever possible used humorously American Equivalent: Murphy s Law ▪ It s Sod s law that the car breaks down when you need it most …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sod's law — states that if something can go wrong then it will …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Sod's law — [sädz] n. [Brit. Informal] MURPHY S LAW * * * …   Universalium

  • Sod's Law — noun uncount BRITISH HUMOROUS MURPHY S LAW …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Sod's law — [sädz] n. [Brit. Informal] MURPHY S LAW …   English World dictionary

  • sod's law —    Sod s law states that if something can go wrong then it will.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Sod's law —   Sod s law states that if something can go wrong then it will …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • Sod's Law — British, humorous the way in which plans fail and bad things happen where there is any possibility of them doing so. It s Sod s Law that on the one occasion when the train arrives on time, I m late! …   New idioms dictionary

  • Sod's law — noun (U) BrE humorous the natural tendency for things to go wrong whenever possible: It s Sod s law that the car breaks down when you need it most …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sod's Law — UK / US noun [uncountable] British humorous the theory that if something can go wrong it will go wrong It s Sod s Law: the day before you go on holiday, someone offers you a job …   English dictionary

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