Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Blue Moon

Once in a blue moon. Very rarely indeed. On December 10th, 1883, we had a “blue moon.” The winter was unusually mild.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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