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Spanish idioms

What does “De higos a brevas” mean?

SpanishWeather and timeInformal

De higos a brevas

Word for word

From figs to early figs

What it really means

Very occasionally, rarely. Used for things that happen once or twice a year at most.

How we say it in English

Once in a blue moon

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