“once in a”

The following 3 entries include the term once in a.

every once in a while

idiom

: sometimes but not often : from time to time : occasionally

once in a blue moon

idiom

: very rarely

once in a lifetime

idiom

: very rare or very rarely


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  • Despite the cacophony, the student tried to study.
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