American Idioms and Expressions

Once In A Blue Moon Idiom

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Once in a blue moon
What does Once in a blue moon mean?
To happen only on rare occasions.The Post Office regularly fails to deliver checks sent in payment to me, but bills sent to me fail to be delivered only once in a blue moon.
Two full moons in the same month are extremely rare, though they do happen. A second full moon has come to be called a blue moon. This is apparently because the Maine Farmers Almanac used to list the date of first moon in red text, and the second moon in blue.
once in a blue moon
What does once in a blue moon mean?
very rarelyI only go to that restaurant once in a blue moon.
once in a blue moon
What does once in a blue moon mean?
very rarelyWe only go out for Italian food once in a blue moon although we enjoy it very much.
once in a blue moon
What does once in a blue moon mean?
very rarely We only go out for Italian food once in a blue moon although we enjoy it very much.

once in a blue moon
What does once in a blue moon mean?
very rarely I only go to that restaurant once in a blue moon.


Some Random Idioms
town-and-gown
What does "town-and-gown" mean?
the relations (often bad) between a town and the university and university students who are located in that town There were some town-and-gown conflicts when the graduation parties began in the small town.

cut out (something)
What does "cut out (something)" mean?
to eliminate somethingMy cousin decided to cut out chocolate in order to lose weight.
psych up
What does "psych up" mean?
excite somebody; make somebody enthusiastic
more to (someone or something) than meets the eye
What does "more to (someone or something) than meets the eye" mean?
more interesting or intelligent or complicated than it seems The problem appeared to be simple but there was more to it than meets the eye.

Hard cheese
What does "Hard cheese" mean?
(UK) Hard cheese means hard luck.
eat (someone) out of house and home
What does "eat (someone) out of house and home" mean?
to eat a lot of food in someone's house The young boy is eating his parents out of house and home.

cannot see beyond the end of one's nose
What does "cannot see beyond the end of one's nose" mean?
to not be able to see beyond what concerns one at the present time My friend cannot see beyond the end of his nose and he has no idea about what is happening around him.

be fucked
What does "be fucked" mean?
find oneself in a desparate or difficult situation. We're so fucked.
a cat nap
What does "a cat nap" mean?
a short sleep taken during the dayI had a cat nap in the afternoon so that I would feel refreshed in the evening.
break into a cold sweat (about something)
What does "break into a cold sweat (about something)" mean?
to become nervous or frightened about something I broke into a cold sweat when I went to tell my teacher about my mistake.

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