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
Fidda-Arabic
Wenonahwə-NON-əEnglish (Rare)
Ilinka-Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
BrÁS-Portuguese
Keoni-Hawaiian
Gerbern-Ancient Germanic