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
MarittaMAH-reet-tahFinnish
Miho (1)-Croatian
JoselynJAHS-lin, JAHS-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
Pece-Macedonian
Serik-Kazakh
Bohdanboh-DAHN (Ukrainian)Czech, Ukrainian