Three strikes and you are out



Three strikes and you are out.

Fig. Three chances and you are finished. (From baseball.) One more arrest for speeding and you lose your license. You know, three strikes and you're out.
See also: and, out, strike, three

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÉVaristee-var-EESTFrench
Belinha-Portuguese
Albertas-Lithuanian
Hugues-French
UllaOOL-lah (Finnish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German
ArmasAHR-mahsFinnish