one in a million
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Something extremely rare or unlikely.
- 1686, Gideon Harvey, The Conclave of Physicians, in Two Parts: Detecting Their Intrigues, Frauds, and Plots..., London: for James Partridge, page 43:
- […] most commonly break outwardly, and not one in a Million inwardly.
- 1980 June, Dees, Sam (lyrics and music), “One in a Million You”, in One in a Million You, performed by Larry Graham, Warner Bros.:
- A one in a million, chance of a lifetime ... one in a million you.
Synonyms[edit]
- hen's tooth, long shot; see also Thesaurus:rarity
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Further reading[edit]
- “be one in a million”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “one in a million”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “one in a million”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “one in a million”, in Collins English Dictionary.