third time's the charm



third time's the charm

Prov. The third time you try to do something, it will work. Jill: I've called Miriam twice, but she doesn't answer her phone. Jane: Try again. The third time's the charm.
See also: charm, third

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GisaGEE-zahGerman
Arnison['a:nisn]
Sung-Minsung-meenKorean
ZacZAKEnglish
HeikoHIE-ko (Low German, Dutch)Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Romanrah-MAHN (Russian), RAW-mahn (Polish)Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, German