idiom
Once in a blue moon
Wunce in a bloo moon
/wʌns ɪn ə bluː muːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Onceinabluemoon
Dictionary meaning
Very rarely.
Examples
- He calls me once in a blue moon.
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