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Murphy's Law

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Mur·phy's Law  (mûrfz)
n.
Any of certain humorous axioms stating that anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong.
[From the name Murphy.]
Murphy's Law
n
Informal another term for Sod's law
[of uncertain origin]
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Noun1.Murphy's Law - humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
Sod's Law
gnome - a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
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