B2idiominformalsuccessIELTS-friendly
third time lucky
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said when you hope or find that a third try will succeed after two failures
British. American English says 'third time's the charm'. Vietnamese 'quá tam ba bận' can be a warning, but the English is always hopeful.
In context
I failed my driving test twice, but it was third time lucky in March.
The cake collapsed again. Oh well, third time lucky, I hope!
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again