knock wood v.s. knock on wood

[lost_soul]

Hi,

Which one would you likely to say:

1. I hope you'll never need insurance. Knock wood
1. I hope you'll never need insurance. Knock on wood

Thanks.
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Alex

A native speaker of Russian

[Guest]

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[Haihao]

Knock on wood or touch wood but never knock wood.

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

I use 'knock on wood'.
There may be some who omit the word 'on', but I can't recall ever actually hearing it that way.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[lost_soul]

Thanks everybody !

Hi, Amy

I heard Alf say "knock wood" (I believe you know Alf, don't you , a furry little alien with big black eyes and long snout). I looked "knock wood" up and found only "knock on wood", and that caused some confusion in my mind. Probably, I "misheard" what Alf said .

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

Sure I remember Alf. Even though it's probably been more than 20 years since I watched an episode, who could possibly forget such a face?
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English