Sod's law
(chiefly, UK) The principle that what can go wrong, will go wrong, usually with some observed degree of irony.
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(chiefly, UK) 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.
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