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
PadenPAY-dənEnglish (Rare)
Elizabetael-eez-ah-BET-ah (Croatian)Slovene, Croatian
Jarred['dʒa:rid]
Hanna (1)HAHN-nah (Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian), HAH-nah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Dutch, Icelandic, Hungar
Leocadia-Spanish, Late Roman
HrÓArr-Ancient Scandinavian