third time lucky



third time lucky

The belief or hope that the third attempt at something will be successful. Primarily heard in UK. I hope to make it third time lucky after failing this test twice already!
See also: lucky, third, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fawziya-Arabic
Rodolph-English (Rare), French (Rare)
SebastiÃO-Portuguese
MicahMIE-kə (English)Biblical, English
Hyacinthus-Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
CÉCilese-SEEL (French)French, Dutch