second bite of the cherry



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.
See also: bite, cherry, of, second

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ariellear-ee-ELFrench
Angeronaan-jə-RON-ə (English)Roman Mythology
StoŠIja-Croatian (Rare)
Nadya (2)-Arabic
BennettBEN-ətEnglish
Shareef-Arabic