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few and far between
Idioms and Phrases
At wide intervals, scarce, as in Supporters of the amendment are few and far between . This expression originally was used very literally for physical objects such as houses appearing at widely separated intervals. Today it is also used more loosely. [Mid-1600s]Example Sentences
The four big posters showing America's "reciprocal" tariffs on a long list of countries were on prominent display in the press briefing room, but administration officials available to respond to media questions were few and far between.
We know how exciting they can be on their day, it is just those days have been few and far between this season.
"We have to find a cash buyer that's willing to buy a lovely cottage next to a motorway and I'm sorry, but those buyers are very, very few and far between."
As Vogue wrote in January: "For a period of time, sheerness was few and far between, but nowadays, 'naked dressing' is commonplace every season."
Even in the height of summer, when police think the man in the wetsuit might have died, locals say visitors to this particular reservoir are few and far between.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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