strikes Idiom

have two strikes against one

have things working against one, be in a difficult situation He already has two strikes against him and it will be very difficult for him to get the job.

havoc strikes

problems happen, crises occur suddenly Farmers plant their crops, and havoc strikes in hailstones.

it strikes me

this is clear to me, this is my impression It strikes me that we share many interests and activities.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

Idiom(s): Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)

Theme: CHANCE

a saying meaning that it is extremely unlikely that the same misfortune will occur again in the same set of circumstances or to the same people.
• Ever since the fire, Jean has been afraid that her house will catch fire again, but they say that lightning never strikes twice.
• Supposedly lightning never strikes twice, but the Smiths' house has been robbed twice this year.

Lightning never strikes in the same place twice

An unusual event is not likely to occur again in exactly the same circumstances.

have two strikes against one|have|have two strikes

v. phr., informal To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be unlikely to succeed. Children from the poorest parts of a city often have two strikes against them before they enter school. George has two strikes against him already. Everybody is against what he wants to do.
Compare: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. (In baseball, three strikes are out. If the umpire calls two strikes against the batter, he has only one strike left and will be out if he gets one more strike.)

lightning never strikes twice in the same place|li

The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again.

A proverb. Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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n. phr.-From baseball. Two opportunities wasted in some undertaking, so that only one chance is left. Poor John has two strikes against him when it comes to his love for Frances: first, he is too fat, and, second, he is bald.

two strikes against

two strikes against
Strong factors opposing, as in There are two strikes against her possibility of a promotion. This term comes from baseball, where a batter is allowed three strikes at a fairly pitched ball before being called out; thus, a batter with two strikes has but one more chance to hit a fair ball. The figurative use dates from the early 1900s.