third time's a charm



third time's a charm

The belief or hope that the third attempt at something will be successful. Primarily heard in US. I hope the third time's a charm—I've already failed this test twice already!
See also: charm, third

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
QueenieKWEEN-eeEnglish
Sharifah-Arabic, Malay
Haroldoah-ROL-do (Spanish), ə-RAWL-doo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Evalyn-English
IsisIE-sis (English)Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Kine-Norwegian