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lightning never strikes twice in the same place
prov. A lucky or unusual event is unlikely to occur again in the same way.
Usage examples of "lightning never strikes twice in the same place".
I bent down and applied my eye to a ragged bullet hole in the wall, working on the rather dubious principle that lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
The walls finally caved in, but we couldn't hear a thing, what with the wind screaming and the rain drilling down on the porch roof, and you know how they say lightning never strikes twice in the same place?