once in a lifetime

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to describe sth special that is not likely to happen to you again

   It could be a once in a lifetime opportunity

In the movies · 7

• It could be a once in a lifetime opportunityBumblebee2018
• …an absolutely shocking and once-in-a-lifetime discovery.Don't Look Up2021
• My sons have a once in a lifetime chance to see their father.Onward2020
• once in a lifetime.We Bought a Zoo2011
• But this is once in a lifetime.Turning Red2022
• It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Terry.The Bank Job2008
• This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, Patrick.The Smurfs2011
• But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.Moneyball2011

Learn it in full scenes

• Don't Look Up2021
  • Kate Discovers the Comet
  • The Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe
  • Kate and Mindy Wait Seven Hours
• Onward2020
  • Ian's Sixteenth Birthday Morning
  • Ian's Awkward Party Invite
  • Dad Leaves Ian a Wizard Staff
• Turning Red2022
  • Mei Turns Into a Red Panda
  • Mei Turns into a Red Panda
  • Mei's Friends Have Her Back

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• the chance, of a lifetime

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