phrase-bigPhrase of the Week

Once in a blue moon

A1 A2 B1- B1 B2 C1

A: How often do you read a book?
B: I used to read all the time before I had kids, but now it’s once in a blue moon.

We use this expression to say that something only happens extremely rarely / not at all often.

You can use this phrase in ………… language.

 Spoken
 Informal

Example 1
A: How often do you read a book?
B: I used to read all the time before I had kids, but now it’s once in a blue moon.

Example 2
A: That SPĚVÁČEK language school is amazing. I really learnt a lot.
B: Yes, it’s only once in a blue moon that you find school that good.

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