ExpressionsTime & patience
Once in a blue moon.
Word for word: Every time a bishop dies.
- How to say it
- ca·da muer·te de o·bis·po
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More sayings: Time & patience
- En un abrir y cerrar de ojosIn the blink of an eye.
- Entre camagua y eloteHalf-done; neither one thing nor the other.
- Pelo de gatoA light drizzle. Hear it all the time in rainy season.
- Más largo que un domingo sin plataEndless, dragging on forever.
- Más lerdo que la quijada de arribaPainfully slow.
- Más viejo que la sarnaAncient.