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Murphy's Law
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Murphy's Law
(noun)
Murphy's Law
/
ˈ
mɚfiz-/
noun
Murphy's Law
/
ˈ
mɚfiz-/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MURPHY'S LAW
[
noncount
]
—
used to refer to the humorous statement that if it is possible for something to go wrong then it will go wrong
—
called also
(British)
Sod's Law
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