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What are once-in-a-lifetime moment?
A once-in-a-lifetime experience or opportunity is very special because you will probably only have it once: A tour of Australia is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
How do you write once-in-a-lifetime?
Hyphens are not used when the words stand alone. So, to use your examples: It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip (a trip so special or expensive that one would be unlikely to undertake such a trip more than once, and once-in-a-lifetime acts as an adjective).
Is once in a lifetime a phrase?
Extremely rare, especially as an opportunity. For example, An offer like that will come just once in a lifetime. This phrase, often used hyperbolically, was first recorded in 1854. Also see of one’s life.
What is another word for once in a lifetime?
What is another word for once-in-a-lifetime?
unique | unbelievable |
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one shot | once in a lifetime |
only possible | particular |
unaccompanied | onliest |
isolated | distinct |
How long is a lifetime?
In the US, the average life expectancy is 79.3 years (76.9 years for men and 81.6 years for women).
What does Unparagoned mean?
Definition of unparagoned : having no paragon : unequaled, matchless, peerless.
What Does gift of a lifetime mean?
A lifetime gift is a gift that you make during your lifetime, rather than on your death. By reducing the size of your estate through giving away some of your assets during your lifetime, it is possible to reduce the amount of inheritance tax due on your death.
Has been an experience of a lifetime?
If you describe something as the chance or experience of a lifetime, you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have. This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.