
April 2017
ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„It happens once in a blue moon“
MEANING
Like a blue moon, it refers to something that doesn’t happen very often.
TRANSLATION
Das kommt äusserst selten vor.
wörtlich: einmal während eines blauen Mondes.
ORIGIN
This expression originates in the areas that the moon can sometimes have the illusion of having a blue apperarence under certain conditions.