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

Something is not affected in the same way twice.
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