英语词汇three on a match的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	three on a match
词源	three on a match. A superstition dating from World War I, when three soldiers lighting their cigarettes on one match gave an enemy sniper enough time to sight and fire upon one or more of them, often resulting in death. See lucifer.
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