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
Ping-Chinese
Gaja (1)-Slovene, Polish
Ante (1)-Croatian
Celinatse-LEE-nahPolish
ĽUboŠ-Slovak
ArndtAHRNTGerman