Question of the Day #900

India: Third Time's The Charm? Unpacking The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022

From the headline of this article at Mondaq.

  上記の文で、third time's the charmの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "third time's the charm" mean?

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解答

意味：
Weblioによると、

三度目の正直

Do you think the third time will be the charm?のような使い方もあります。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

The belief or hope that the third attempt at something will be successful. Primarily heard in US.

   

Examples

• I've failed this test twice already, so hopefully the third time's the charm.
• A: "Try turning the generator on again." B: "OK, here we go. Third time's the charm!"
• “Our goal is third time’s the charm, but it’s one game at a time.” (The Journal Gazette)
• Hopefully, the third time’s the charm, and this go-around will have more staying power than the last. (The Shepherd Express)
• American Thinker’s Doris O’Brien opines today that Clinton does have the hope “that through some third-time’s-the-charm magic she could at last realize her dream of becoming the first female president of the United States.” (The New American)

   

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