In allusion to Latimer's condemnation of preachers who preach only once a year (see quots. below), as strawberry preacher, strawberry preaching, s…
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| 释义 | the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [noun] > rare or occasional thing (5) strawberry preaching1548 In allusion to Latimer's condemnation of preachers who preach only once a year (see quots. below), as strawberry preacher, strawberry preaching, s… hen's teeth1700 As a type of something which is extremely rare, unattainable, or non-existent; a rarity. Also (esp. in early use): an imaginary item that a gullible… blue moon1821 colloquial. A long or indefinite length of time; a rarely recurring period or event. gold dust1840 figurative. Chiefly in similative expressions, as the type of something difficult to find or obtain; esp. in like gold dust. a sometime thing1935 Passing into adjective. Frequently in a sometime thing: something which is occasional or transient. |
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