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词汇 be thin on the ground
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Idiom
be thin on the ground
British & Australian if things or people are thin on the ground, there are not many of them.
Bears are getting rather thin on the ground in European forests.I get the impression work is a bit thin on the ground at the moment.
idiombe thin on the ground BrEBrEused in order to say that there is not very much, or there are not very many of something:Public transport is pretty thin on the ground in the suburbs, so it is an advantage if you have a car.When Andrew Lloyd Webber started out on his own with the musical Cats, potential backers were thin on the ground.
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thin on the ground

Not plentiful or abundant; scarce. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. That type of bird is thin on the ground these days—I hope it's not going extinct.

thin on the ground

BRITISH
COMMON If people or things are thin on the ground, there are very few of them. Good players are thin on the ground and clubs are having to recruit abroad. Yacht facilities are a bit thin on the ground in the remote Falkland Islands.

thick/thin on the ˈground

(British English) if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place: Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.Good science teachers are thin on the ground.
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