od wielkiego dzwonu
Polish
editEtymology
editLiterally, “from the big bell”, in reference to The Sigismund Bell, the largest of the five bells hanging in the Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Cathedral in the Polish city of Kraków, which is used only during special occasions, thus, it rings infrequently.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editod wielkiego dzwonu (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) once in a blue moon
- Synonyms: od parady, od święta, raz na ruski rok
Further reading
edit- od wielkiego dzwonu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- od wielkiego dzwonu in Polish dictionaries at PWN