Sod's law

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɒdz lɔ/

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Proper noun

Sod's law

1. (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
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• Russian: зако́н подлости (ru) (zakón podlosti)
• Spanish: ley de la indefectible mala voluntad de los objectos inanimados f

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