Sod's law

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɒdz lɔː/

Proper noun

(slang) the principle that what can go wrong, will go wrong, usually with some observed degree of irony
It's Sod's law that it will rain when going for a picnic.

Synonyms

Murphy's law

Translations

rule

Czech: zákon schválnosti m
French: loi de l'emmerdement maximum (fr) f

Russian: зако́н подлости (ru) (zakón podlosti)
Spanish: ley de la indefectible mala voluntad de los objectos inanimados f

Anagrams

old saws

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