od wielkiego dzwonu

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “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 edit

IPA^(key): /ɔd.vjɛlˈkjɛ.ɡɔ ˈd͡zvɔ.nu/
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Rhymes: -ɔnu

Adverb edit

od 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