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2022.10.02 all of a sudden, out of the blue
2020.11.21 once in a blue moon
2020.09.10 out of the blue, raid

English on the Media2022. 10. 2. 03:20

all of a sudden, out of the blue

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Idiom2020. 11. 21. 11:50

once in a blue moon

[ Origin ]

The concept behind the origination 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 phenomenon happens only once in 32 months. Apart from that, sometime the full moon appears to be different in color especially blue and orange and bigger in size. This idiomatic expression is in use since 1800s.

[ Examples ]

1. I don't know why she bought that music system. She uses it once in a blue moon.
2. I think my grandson doesn't love me anymore, he comes to see me only once in a blue moon.
3. Although I trust in God, I visit that famous temple only once in a blue moon.

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once in a while 가끔
once in a lifetime 평생에 한번뿐인
out of the blue 갑자기

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English on the Media2020. 9. 10. 23:21

out of the blue, raid

out of the blue

▶used in negative sentences to mean ‘unusual'
https://lilydailyenglish.tistory.com/10
▶no longer stopping somebody from moving or doing something
▶finished; dealt with
▶far from a town or city