Mur·phy's Law
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Mur|phy's Law — «MUR feez», any one of various humorous rules of thumb: »Your reference to Murphy s Law touches on only part of that ancient Irish potentate s laws…His set of the laws of life refer with circularity to nothing, everything and anything. They are:… … Useful english dictionary
Murphy's Law — Mur·phy s Law (mûr’fēz) n. ▸ Any of certain humorous axioms stating that anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong. ╂ [After Edward A. Murphy (1918 1990), American engineer.] Word History: Edward Murphy was an American engineer who… … Word Histories
Murphy's law — Mur|phy s law [ˌmə:fiz ˈlo: US ˌmə:rfiz ˈlo:] n [U] informal especially AmE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Edward Murphy (born 1917), U.S. engineer who first thought of it] a tendency for bad things to happen whenever it is possible for them to do so… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Murphy's Law — Mur|phy s Law [ mɜrfiz ,lɔ ] HUMOROUS the principle that if something can possibly go wrong, then it certainly will go wrong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Murphy's Law — Mur′phy s Law′ n. cvb the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will • Etymology: 1955–60, amer.; prob. after E.A. Murphy, engineer in U.S. Air Force … From formal English to slang
Murphy'sLaw — Mur·phy s Law (mûrʹfēz) n. Any of certain humorous axioms stating that anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong. [From the name Murphy.] * * * … Universalium
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