de higos a brevas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “from figs to early figs”.

Adverb

de higos a brevas

1. (idiomatic) once in a blue moon

   Synonym: de uvas a peras

Further reading

• “de higos a brevas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10