- blue moon, once in a
- Very rarely indeed.
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once in a blue moon — {adv. phr.} Very rarely; very seldom; almost never. * /Coin collecting is interesting, hut you find a valuable coin only once in a blue moon./ * /Once in a blue moon someone grows a very pale marigold, but no truly white marigolds have been… … Dictionary of American idioms
once in a blue moon — {adv. phr.} Very rarely; very seldom; almost never. * /Coin collecting is interesting, hut you find a valuable coin only once in a blue moon./ * /Once in a blue moon someone grows a very pale marigold, but no truly white marigolds have been… … Dictionary of American idioms
once in a blue moon — (informal) HARDLY EVER, scarcely ever, rarely, very seldom. → moon * * * once in a blue moon Very rarely (from the rare occasions when the moon appears to be blue because of dust particles in the atmosphere) • • • Main Entry: ↑blue * * * once in… … Useful english dictionary
once\ in\ a\ blue\ moon — adv. phr. Very rarely; very seldom; almost never. Coin collecting is interesting, hut you find a valuable coin only once in a blue moon. Once in a blue moon someone grows a very pale marigold, but no truly white marigolds have been raised … Словарь американских идиом
once in a blue moon — mod. rarely. □ I do this only once in a blue moon. □ Once in a blue moon I have a little wine with dinner … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Blue Moon (Astronomie) — Blue Moon am 31. Dezember 2009 mit einer partiellen Mondfinsternis Ein Blue Moon ist im englischen Sprachraum landläufig die Bezeichnung für einen zweiten Vollmond innerhalb eines Monats. In älterer astronomischer Definition wird damit der dritte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Once in a Blue Moon — may refer to: Literature Once in a Blue Moon (graphic novel), a 2004 graphic novel by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir Once in a Blue Moon (stories), a 2003 story collection by Magnus Mills Music Once in a Blue Moon (Fool s Garden album),… … Wikipedia
Once in a Blue Moon (Fool's Garden album) — Once in a Blue Moon Studio album by Fool s Garden Released 1993 … Wikipedia
Blue Moon (disambiguation) — Blue Moon may refer to:cience* A blue moon, an astronomical phenomenon * Blue Moon (and Aurelia), two hypothetical satellites for extraterrestrial life in the TV documentary Alien Worlds * Hypolimnas bolina, a species of nymphalid butterflyMusic* … Wikipedia
Blue Moon (Lied) — Blue Moon ist ein von Richard Rodgers (Musik) und Lorenz Hart (Text) im Jahr 1933 verfasster Song, der sich stilübergreifend zum Evergreen und Jazzstandard entwickelt hat und in der Version der Marcels zum Millionenseller wurde. Es handelt sich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
