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once in a blue moon

idiom

Very rarely; very infrequently.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all at once

    Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.

  2. 02

    ask for the moon

    To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

  3. 03

    blue chamber

    A forbidden room.

  4. 04

    blue devils

    Low spirits; depression.

  5. 05

    blue moon

    A long time.

  6. 06

    blue note

    The flatted 5th scale degree in the blues scale.

  7. 07

    blue ribbon

    Highly superior in quality, style, substance, prestige, etc.

  8. 08

    blue state

    A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

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