Zehra ~idiom~ YU

 

Our idiom is:

ONCE A BLUE MOON...

that means very very rarely. 

People use this expression when they do something very rarely. 

For example: 

I drink milkshake once a blue moon.

 

that means:

I drink milkshake very rarely. 

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Come to tell you the story of this idiom:

The concept of this idiom is *second but rare appearance of the full moon in same month.* 

Blue moon is the full moon that appears second time in same calendar month and this unusual event happens only once in 32 months. 

People use this interesting expression since 1800s. 

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In Turkey we say "kırk yılda bir" for this expression... 

Direct translation is "for the one time in fourteen years" 

For example:

Kırk yılda bir dondurma yerim. 

it means:

I eat ice cream once a blue moon. 

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Yeah, they give the same meaning. 

It's very causal and we always say "kırk yılda bir" so if you want to move to Turkey you must know that :)

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This daily idioms helps us to explain ourselves clearly. 

So... Use them :)