third time lucky
idiom
British
—used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful
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“Third time lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20time%20lucky. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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