one in a hundred

one in a hundred

Exceptionally uncommon, unique, or excellent. Hyphenated if used before a noun. This is a one-in-a-hundred opportunity for us—we'd be fools not to seize it while we have the chance! My grandmother really was one in a hundred, and we're all very blessed to have had her in our lives.
See also: hundred, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • eleventh hour
  • dooper
  • a round robin
  • round robin
  • wiggy
  • heads I win, tails you lose
  • black market
  • a light touch
  • cop on
  • first hand