second bite of the apple

A second chance or opportunity. Since a large percentage of her students failed the calculus exam, the teacher decided to give them a second bite of the apple by allowing them to take the test again.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tara (1)	TAHR-ə, TER-ə, TAR-ə	English
Gertie	GUR-tee (English), KHER-tee (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Mordecai	MAWR-də-kie (English)	Biblical, Hebrew
Darja	-	Slovene, Czech
Korbinian	kawr-BEE-nee-ahn	German
BenjÁMin	-	Hungarian