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 6 Feb. 2023.

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