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A once in a lifetime opportunity
As large as life and
twice
as handsome
Christmas comes but once a year
Don't Think
Twice
It's Alright ( Bob Dylan song )
Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me
Give it a once over
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me ( The Beatles song lyric )
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times
If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus
Just this once
Large as life and
twice
as handsome
Lightning never strikes
twice
in the same place
Listen I will say zis only wunce ( A catchphrase from Allo Allo )
Make a list; check it
twice
Measure twice, cut once
Once In A Liftime ( Talking Heads' song )
Once In Royal David's City ( Christmas Carol title )
Once Upon A Time In America ( Robert De Niro movie )
Once a cheater, always a cheater ( the notion that cheats never change their ways )
Once a thief, always a thief
Once and for all
Once and future king
Once bitten,
twice
shy
Once driven, forever smitten ( Vauxhall Motors advertising slogan )
Once in a blue moon
Once in a lifetime
Once in a while
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more
Once or
twice
Once removed
Once upon a time
Once you pop you can't stop ( Pringles advertising slogan )
Opportunity never knocks
twice
Opportunity only knocks once
The Postman Always Rings
Twice
( Jack Nicholson movie )
Think once, think twice, think bike ( UK Public Information Film advertising slogan )
Think
twice
Try everything once, except incest and folk dancing ( Sir Thomas Beecham quotation )
You Only Live
Twice
( James Bond movie Sean Connery )
You cannot step into the same river
twice
( philosophical comment by Heraclitus )
You only live once
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough ( Mae West quotation )
You're only young once