what happens twice happens thrice

English

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 二度ある事は三度ある (“A thing that happens two times will happen three times”)

Phrase

what happens twice happens thrice

  1. (idiomatic) An event that happens two times will happen three times.
    Coordinate term: third time is the charm
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