once in a blue moon
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Translations
نادِرٌ، قَلَّمـا يَحْدُث
jednou za uherský rok
mjög sjaldan
raz za uhorský rok
kırk yılda birpek ender
blue
(bluː) adjective1. of the colour of a cloudless sky. blue paint; Her eyes are blue.
2. sad or depressed. I'm feeling blue today.
noun1. the colour of a cloudless sky. That is a beautiful blue.
2. a blue paint, material etc. We'll have to get some more blue.
3. the sky or the sea. The balloon floated off into the blue.
ˈblueness nounˈbluish adjective
quite blue; close to blue. a bluish green.
ˈbluebottle noun a kind of large house-fly with a blue abdomen.
ˈbluecollar adjective (of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc. Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff.
ˈblueprint noun a detailed photographic plan of work to be carried out. the blueprints for a new aircraft.
once in a blue moon very seldom. He visits his mother once in a blue moon.
out of the blue without warning. He arrived out of the blue, without phoning first.
the blues low spirits; depression. He's got the blues today but he's usually cheerful.