Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

Cultural  

1. Misfortune does not occur twice in the same way to the same person.

---

lightning never strikes twice in the same place Idioms  

1. The same misfortune will never recur, as in Go ahead and try your luck investing in options again; lightning never strikes twice. This saying is based on a long-standing myth, which has been proved to be untrue. Nevertheless, it is so well known it is often shortened, as in the example. [Mid-1800s]

---

Discover More

In actuality, lightning can strike twice in the same place.

Example Sentences

“In my mind, lightning never strikes twice in the same place so I am still philosophical that you get on the flight and you go about your life,” he said.

From Time

"In my mind, lightning never strikes twice in the same place so I am still philosophical that you get on the flight and you go about your life. I know my wife doesn't feel like that. Probably the last thing she wants to do now is fly, especially to Kuala Lumpur."

From The Guardian

"In my mind, lightning never strikes twice in the same place so I am still philosophical that you get on the flight and you go about your life. "I know my wife doesn't feel like that.

From BBC

The fire brigade said it was the second time the house had been struck and my faith in the adage that lightning never strikes twice in the same place vanished.

From The Guardian

Anti-superstition courses have already been tried in 29 high schools in 15 States, and as much as 494% improvement has been found after explosion of such unfounded beliefs as that the groundhog foretells weather, that winters are growing warmer, that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, that brunettes are more trustworthy than blondes.

From Time Magazine Archive