A second chance or attempt to do something again, often because the first try didn't work out well.
Do-over combines the verb 'do' with the preposition 'over,' creating a colloquial noun meaning to repeat an action. This informal construction became popular in American English in the mid-20th century.
Do-overs are a playground concept that made it into serious language—imagine if adults used 'do-overs' as formally as children do! The word shows how creative word-formation happens when we need expressions for common situations.
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