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1. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › third-time-luckyThird Time Lucky - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

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   The first time we come across what appears to be a precursor to this phrase is in Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Letters addressed to R. H. Horne, 1839: ‘The luck of the third adventure’ is proverbial. It is listed explicitly in Alexander Hislop’s The proverbs of Scotland, 1862: “The third time’s lucky.

2. learntalk.org › en › blogWhere Did the Saying “Third Time’s the Charm” Come From?

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   Dec 27, 2017 · In one letter she says: "The luck of the third adventure" is proverbial. The implication that it's proverbial suggests that this is something people have said for a long time. Another appearance of the number three in line with luck appears in Alexander Hislop's The Proverbs of Scotland, 1862: "Third time's lucky."

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   Third time lucky. Meaning. Said when trying something for the third time. Examples. Two divorces and now I’m engaged again. Let’s hope it’s third time lucky. Where did it originate?

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'third time lucky - Collins Online Dictionary

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   If you say that it is third time lucky for someone, you mean that they have tried to do a.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Continue removing the nth remaining numbers, where n is the next number in the list after the last surviving number. Next in this example is 9. One way that the application of the procedure differs from that of the Sieve of Eratosthenes is that for n being the number being multiplied on a specific pass, the first number eliminated on the pass is the n-th remaining number that has not yet been ...

6. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 456555What's the origin of the proverb "Third time's a charm"?

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   Jul 20, 2018 · Variants of this proverb: third time lucky; the third time pays for all. Proverbs expressing similar meaning: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again; there's luck in odd numbers. Interestingly, the expression "third is a charm" shows up in John Kelly, The Scottish Proverbs Collected, Explain'd and Made Intelligible to the English (1721) twice—first as a gloss on a related proverb:

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   Oct 1, 2024 · third time 's a charm. One is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try. Synonym: third time lucky.

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   What does 3rd time lucky mean?

   • It is also used as a good luck charm – spoken just before trying something for the third time. What's the origin of the phrase 'Third time lucky'? The first time we come across what appears to be a precursor to this phrase is in Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Letters addressed to R. H. Horne, 1839: ‘The luck of the third adventure’ is proverbial.

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   Where did the number 3 in line with luck come from?

   • Another appearance of the number three in line with luck appears in Alexander Hislop's The Proverbs of Scotland, 1862: "Third time's lucky." As you might notice, this is very similar to the phrase we today, which is "Third time's the charm." Where could this phrase have come from?

   Where Did the Saying “Third Time’s the Charm” Come From?

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   Is the third time lucky a proverb?

   • ‘The luck of the third adventure’ is proverbial. It is listed explicitly in Alexander Hislop’s The proverbs of Scotland, 1862: “The third time’s lucky. The ‘proverbial’ description from the mid 19th century suggest it dates from earlier, although how much earlier we can’t really tell. Why is the third time lucky? Again, we don’t know.

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   Is third time a charm or lucky?

   • We all know about the proverb "Third time's a charm", or "Third time lucky". We use it everyday in our day to day lives. I just realized that my own language has a similar proverb: "দানে দানে তিন দান". It doesn't say that third time's a charm or lucky, but it can be inferred from the proverb that there is something special about third time.

   What's the origin of the proverb "Third time's a charm"?

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   Where did the phrase 'third time lucky' come from?

   • Gary Martin at The Phrase Finder has the British phrase third time lucky derived from the earlier "proverbial" luck of the third adventure, traced in print back to 1839. As to the reason for the luck, the theory of it referring to an English law freeing a condemned man after three failed attempts at hanging is debunked. He concludes:

   Origin of the phrases “third time’s the charm” and “third time lucky”?

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   Is 'the luck of the third adventure' proverbial?

   • The first time we come across what appears to be a precursor to this phrase is in Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Letters addressed to R. H. Horne, 1839: ‘The luck of the third adventure’ is proverbial. It is listed explicitly in Alexander Hislop’s The proverbs of Scotland, 1862: “The third time’s lucky.

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