second bite of the cherry

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nemesis	NEM-ə-sis (English)	Greek Mythology
Steve	STEEV	English
Taffy	-	Welsh
Milka (1)	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Anna	['ænə]
Hartwig	HAHRT-vig (German)	German, Ancient Germanic