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
Jasna-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Elisabethe-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
LeÓN-Spanish
WullemWUL-ləmLimburgish
Drusa-Ancient Roman
Alonzo-Italian