idiom
once in a lifetime
WUNS in ah LYF-tym
wʌns ɪn ə ˈlaɪftaɪmListen
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Syllable breakdown
onceinalifetime
Dictionary meaning
an opportunity that will probably never come again; a unique and rare chance
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