lightning never strikes twice in the same place

English

Alternative forms

• lightning never strikes the same place twice

Proverb

lightning never strikes twice in the same place

1. Something is not affected in the same way twice.
2. Opportunities never appear recurrently.

Derived terms

• lightning never strikes twice

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: salama ei iske kahta kertaa samaan paikkaan
• French: la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroit (fr)
• Polish: piorun nigdy nie uderza dwa razy w to samo miejsce
• Portuguese: um raio nunca cai duas vezes no mesmo lugar
• Spanish: un rayo no cae dos veces en el mismo lugar

References

• “lightning never strikes twice in the same place” (US) / “lightning never strikes twice in the same place” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “lightning*strike*twice”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• lightning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia