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4 – There must be a jinx on their team! They lost their last three
games!
- Jinx: também pode ser usada para falar sobre má sorte,
- O time deles deve estar com má sorte! Eles perderam os últimos três
jogos!
8 – There must be a jinx on our team – four of our best players were
injured yesterday.
- a person or thing that brings bad luck, or a period of bad luck
9–
Pete: "That engine does not sound right. I hope it doesn't blow up on
you while you're driving."
Doug: "Come on, don't jinx it!"
- To unintentionally curse someone or something by talking out loud
about bad things that could potentially happen in the near future.
(Similar to the Knock on Wood superstition)