third time lucky

成語所屬單字lucky

third time lucky — 慣用語

1. Said when you have failed at something twice before and you hope to succeed on t

1.慣用語
釋義

第三次就會好運了(失敗兩次後希望第三次成功)

Said when you have failed at something twice before and you hope to succeed on the third attempt. In American English, the more common form is 'third time's the charm'.

例句

Yara failed her driving test twice, but she told herself "third time lucky" before the next try.

Kofi missed two job interviews this month and smiled weakly, hoping for third time lucky.