once-in-a-lifetime experience

once-in-a-lifetime experience

An experience that seems highly unlikely to happen again. Going to Disneyland as a young child is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It's just not the same if you go when you're older.
See also: experience
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • broaden
  • broaden (one's) horizons
  • speak from experience
  • growth experience
  • jarring experience
  • situation
  • chicken and egg
  • a chicken and egg situation/problem
  • a chicken-and-egg problem
  • a chicken-and-egg situation