good things come in threes

proverb

If a fortunate event has already occurred twice, a third fortunate event is likely to occur.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. If a fortunate event has already occurred twice, a third fortunate event is likely to occur.

Translations

Finnish ei kahta ilman kolmatta
  • ei kahta ilman kolmattaseveral fortunate events usually occur together
French jamais deux sans trois
  • jamais deux sans troisseveral fortunate events usually occur together
German aller guten Dinge sind drei
  • aller guten Dinge sind dreiseveral fortunate events usually occur together
Italian non c'è due senza tre
  • non c'è due senza treseveral fortunate events usually occur together
Polish szczęścia chodzą parami
  • szczęścia chodzą paramiseveral fortunate events usually occur together
Russian бог тро́ицу лю́бит
  • бог тро́ицу лю́бит (bog tróicu ljúbit)several fortunate events usually occur together
Swedish alla goda ting är tre
  • alla goda ting är treseveral fortunate events usually occur together
Ukrainian бог любить трійцю
  • бог любить трійцю (boh ljubytʹ trijcju)several fortunate events usually occur together
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APA

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Chicago

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