},{ }; CK 1 2275962 I don't believe in luck. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776358', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">, These words are often used together. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(false); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot2_mobile_flex' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, var pbHdSlots = [ { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [300, 250] }}, ga('send', 'pageview'); A happy-go-lucky person does not plan much and accepts what happens without becoming worried. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}]; { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776142', position: 'btf' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776144', position: 'btf' }}, 6. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654208' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [300, 50] }}, 7. "loggedIn": false Inspired by novelist and playwright Edward George Bulwer-Lytton’s famous “it was a dark and stormy night” opener, the contest asks writers to submit an opening sentence for the “worst of all possible novels” — although Fifty Shades of Grey has already been written. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [336, 280] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, 'max': 3, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, 'increment': 1, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 50] }}, CK 1 2331625 I had a run of bad luck. priceGranularity: customGranularity, googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { if (!event.isEmpty && event.slot.renderCallback) { event.slot.renderCallback(event); } }); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776144', position: 'btf' }}, if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) "sign-out": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signout?rid=READER_ID" name: "pbjs-unifiedid", { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, name: "_pubcid", var mapping_rightslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); var mapping_topslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); 'min': 0, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_leftslot' }}, googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; dfpSlots['topslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_topslot', [], 'ad_topslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, }] { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, Examples from Classical Literature We hear a good deal about good or bad luck or chance in the matter of love. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}]; ga('create', 'UA-31379-3',{cookieDomain:'dictionary.cambridge.org',siteSpeedSampleRate: 10}); googletag.enableServices(); "authorization": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/info?rid=READER_ID&url=CANONICAL_URL&ref=DOCUMENT_REFERRER&type=&v1=&v2=&v3=&v4=english&_=RANDOM", googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_ptl", "ex-mcp"); Behind bad luck comes good luck. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 100] }}, syncDelay: 3000 document.head.appendChild(btScript); {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, name: "unifiedId", iasLog("criterion : cdo_tc = resp"); As bad luck would have it, I was already seated at the card-table. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, } { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'cap': true { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654189' }}, syncDelay: 3000 "noPingback": true, if(!isPlusPopupShown()) var pbMobileLrSlots = [ { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, Bad luck often brings good luck. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, Examples from Classical Literature Cilla sprang to her, followed by the guide, imprecating bad luck to the slippery stones. 'min': 0, Not really serious stuff, but little bad things, like dropping your ice-cream cone on the sidewalk, or tripping and ripping a hole in your favorite jeans. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, expires: 60 I feel like my life’s on hold: Language for describing uncertain times. "authorizationFallbackResponse": { { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654192' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_ei = bad-luck"); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448834' }}, },{ { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971068', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, {code: 'ad_leftslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_leftslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_leftslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, Luck caused Gary to snag his new job as he hadn’t even applied for the position. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, storage: { { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, 'increment': 0.5, dfpSlots['contentslot_2'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_mpuslot', [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid'], 'ad_contentslot_2').defineSizeMapping(mapping_contentslot).setTargeting('si', '2').setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, The definition of unfortunate is unlucky, or something that is regrettable or inappropriate. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448836' }}, type: "cookie", The Sun ( 2014 ) He explained his bad luck by saying: ' Sometimes you step off the pavement and get hit by a bus . { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 100] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654192' }}, var mapping_houseslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], []).addSize([0, 0], [300, 250]).build(); {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date; { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, CK 1 285061 He had his share of luck. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, enableSendAllBids: false bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776142', position: 'btf' }}, A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and transmitted by oral tradition. {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, Poor white families are more likely to be temporarily poor, from a spate of bad luck. Translations in context of "BAD LUCK" in german-english. }, window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date; { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, },{ 'max': 8, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971067', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, ga('set', 'dimension3', "combinationPage"); dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971067', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, 14. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot2_flex' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, English examples for “bad luck would have it” - But, as bad luck would have it, just at that time land could not be sold at any price. dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); dfpSlots['topslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); Examples of bad luck in a Sentence. I've got to work on Saturday worse luck: 3. iasLog("exclusion label : mcp"); Whenever known, the origin of the phrase or proverb is noted. iasLog("criterion : cdo_ptl = ex-mcp"); These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. "authorization": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/auth/info?rid=READER_ID&url=CANONICAL_URL&ref=DOCUMENT_REFERRER&type=&v1=&v2=&v3=&v4=english&_=RANDOM", {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, }, }); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, expires: 365 { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 100] }}, priceGranularity: customGranularity, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, It was bad luck that your son failed in the examination. var pbMobileLrSlots = [ googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_l", "en-us"); },{ { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, }], var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, "Luck" Please wish me luck. var mapping_rightslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot_flex' }}, Jinx definition is - one that brings bad luck; also : the state or spell of bad luck brought on by a jinx. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, Find 23 ways to say bad luck, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. var mapping_houseslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], [300, 250]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); if(!isPlusPopupShown()) 4. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, We can't keep saying it was bad luck because we've been nowhere near good enough. The worse luck now the better another time : 2. var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot2_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654189' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446383' }}, } expires: 365 var mapping_contentslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1], 'fluid']).build(); {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, 'buckets': [{ { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [300, 250] }}, Don't push your luck. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971067', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, "sign-up": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signup?rid=READER_ID", { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776142', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, 13. ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); How to use misfortune in a sentence. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 100] }}, I always lose at cards, with my bad luck. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, var pbMobileHrSlots = [ bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448835' }}, Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. var pbAdUnits = getPrebidSlots(curResolution); iasLog("criterion : cdo_dc = english"); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, I love the song Bad Luck sang in the episode of Gravitation I just watched!. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, I feel like my life’s on hold: Language for describing uncertain times. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [300, 50] }}, 'increment': 0.01, iasLog("setting page_url: - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/bad-luck"); Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, 'cap': true { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, Jason has very Bad luck. type: "cookie", bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776340', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, name: "pbjs-unifiedid", I have to go to secretarial school worse luck: 7. iasLog("criterion : cdo_tc = resp"); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654192' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, googletag.cmd.push(function() { Misfortune definition is - an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result : bad luck. Bathing in that water seems to be OK, though; according to … { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971068', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, name: "criteo" { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. googletag.cmd.push(function() { }; } { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 50] }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, 'buckets': [{ { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654189' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}]; name: "pubCommonId", { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776340', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448834' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971070', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); },{ var pbDesktopSlots = [ },{ For example, the unintentional breaking of a mirror may have an effect on the supernatural agent responsible for causing natural agents bad luck.