| 单词 | third time's the charm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthird time's the charm Proverb (chiefly U.S.). third time's the charm and variants: a third attempt to accomplish something, after two failed attempts, tends to be successful; cf. third time lucky at sense A. 1e. ΚΠ 1830 W. Carleton Traits & Stories Irish Peasantry I. 64 You've got two difficult tasks over you; but you know the third time's the charm. 1894 Washington Post 16 May 5/2 That ‘the third time's the charm’ has evidently not proved true in Lillian Russell's matrimonial adventures. 1909 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 21 Aug. 11/6 The third was the charm... The stork recently paid his third visit since their marriage, and his gift was a baby boy. 1955 J. H. Long Shakespeare's Use of Music vi. 107 Usually the tasks number three—the third time is the charm—and usually the hero is enabled to perform his tasks by the aid of some helper. 1994 L. P. Delis Inside Passage ii. 28 ‘Hell, third time's a charm,’ Giff roared confidently. 2006 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 May 25 (heading) Third time's the charm for Mackay. Defender at last set to play in the Premiership. < as lemmas |
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