Sod's law
Informal Depends on context
What it really means
The idea that if something can go wrong, it will — usually at the worst moment. "It rained the one day I forgot my brolly. Sod's law." Contains a mild swear word but is widely used.
Chinese explanation
"怕什么来什么"定律——事情总在最不巧的时候出岔子。"唯一一天忘带伞就下雨了，真是墨菲定律。"含轻微粗口，但使用非常普遍。
Example conversation
A: I washed my car yesterday and it's chucking it down today.
B: Sod's law, that.
A：我昨天刚洗了车，今天就下起了瓢泼大雨。
B：真是怕什么来什么。
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