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few noun 1 a few alcoholic drinks AUSTRALIA, 1903. 2 any short jail sentence US, 1949
idiomfewbe few and far betweenused in order to say that there are not many of something, or that something does not happen very often, especially a good thing:The river is becoming more polluted every year, and the big fish that used to thrive here are now few and far between.In the world of antiques, bargains are few and far between.
See:- a few
- a few bricks short of a (full) load
- a few bricks shy/short of a load
- a few cards short of a (full) deck
- a few cards shy of a (full) deck
- a few fries short of a Happy Meal
- a few sandwiches short of a picnic
- a few ticks
- a few, two, etc. bricks short of a load
- a man of few words
- a man/woman of few words
- a woman of few words
- be few and far between
- bricks shy of a load
- drop (one) a few lines
- drop (one) a line
- drop (one) a note
- drop a line and drop a few lines; drop a note
- elevator doesn't go to the top floor, the
- few and far between
- few bricks short of a load
- get off a few good ones
- hang a few on
- have a few
- have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock
- have a few too many
- have a loose screw
- have a screw loose
- have been around the block a few times
- have had a few
- have one too many
- have several irons in the fire
- have too many irons in the fire
- he who begins many things finishes but few
- He who begins many things, finishes but few
- hoist a few
- I have to wash a few things out
- kill (an amount of time)
- man of few words
- man of few words, a
- Many are called but few are chosen
- many are called, but few are chosen
- of few words
- of few words, man of
- open a few doors
- open some doors
- precious few
- precious few/little
- precious little
- pull (some/a few) strings
- pull (some/a few) wires
- pull strings
- quite a bit
- quite a few
- raise (some/a few) eyebrows
- raise some eyebrows
- ruffle a few feathers
- ruffle somebody's/a few feathers
- say a few words
- send (one) on an errand
- send (one) to glory
- send (one) up the river
- spend (some amount of time) in (some place)
- the chosen few
- tie up (some/a few) loose ends
- to name (but) a few
- to name a few
- Win a few, lose a few
- you can't make an omelet without breaking (a few) eggs
- You win some, you lose some
- you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette
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