Meaning of ONCE IN A BLUE MOON - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So when we say something happens once in a
blue moon it means that it doesn't happen
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very often, or it happens infrequently, that's
another word for something not happening very
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often.
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So once in a blue moon I almost forget to
make a video.
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Today was a really long day again, and I got
home and I was just settling down, having
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a snack, and all of the sudden I thought to
myself.
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I still need to make a video today!
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So, once in a blue moon I almost forget to
make a video.
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Another use of this expression would be, my
wife and I don't go on a lot of vacations.
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So you could say that we go on a vacation
once in a blue moon.
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I'm not sure if the moon actually ever turns
blue, but that's what the saying means.
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I didn't make it up!
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