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
Margaretamahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
Archy['a:tʃi]
Noak-Swedish
Lachesis-Greek Mythology
Brannon-English
Gundahar-Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology