cada muerte de obispo
Meaning: extremely rarely; once in a blue moon.
Language: Spanish
Literally: each death of bishop
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A bishop's death is an infrequent, momentous occasion; the phrase uses this rarity as a measure of how seldom something occurs.
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