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
Fikriyya-Arabic
Masarumah-sah-ṙooJapanese
TeriTER-eeEnglish
Yasser-Arabic, Persian
TopsyTAHP-seeEnglish (Rare)
Panfilo-Italian