"lightning never strikes twice in the same place" meaning in English

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Proverb

Forms: lightning never strikes the same place twice [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proverb|head=lightning never strikes twice in the same place}} lightning never strikes twice in the same place
  1. Something is not affected in the same way twice. Derived forms: lightning never strikes twice
    Sense id: en-lightning_never_strikes_twice_in_the_same_place-en-proverb-yJhLb6T~ Categories (other): English proverbs, Lightning Disambiguation of English proverbs: 68 32 Disambiguation of Lightning: 65 35
  2. Opportunities never appear recurrently. Translations (Translations): salama ei iske kahta kertaa samaan paikkaan (Finnish), la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroit (French), piorun nigdy nie uderza dwa razy w to samo miejsce (Polish), um raio nunca cai duas vezes no mesmo lugar (Portuguese), un rayo no cae dos veces en el mismo lugar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lightning_never_strikes_twice_in_the_same_place-en-proverb-~AE4meTJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 41 59

Alternative forms

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