idiom
once in a blue moon
WUNS in a BLOO MOON
wʌns ɪn ə bluː muːnListen
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Syllable breakdown
onceinabluemoon
Dictionary meaning
very rarely; on an infrequent and unpredictable basis; refers to the rare astronomical occurrence of a second full moon within a single calendar month
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