| 单词 | like hen's teeth |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike hen's teeth b. Originally U.S. Used in various similative phrases. Esp. in (as) scarce (also rare) as hen's teeth, like hen's teeth: very rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [phrase] > very scarce (as) scarce (also rare) as hen's teeth1839 like hen's teeth1868 1839 Tennessee Whig (Elizabethton, Tennessee) 6 June Polk and Powell men, are as scarce in this quarter, as hen-teeth. 1868 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 16 May The exemptions under this law are like hens' teeth—few and far between. 1969 Times 12 June 3 (advt.) Stoppages are as rare as hen's teeth. 2001 Dressage June 20/4 Everyone told me they were like hen's teeth and I would never be able to buy one, let alone be given one. 2018 Grimsby Tel. (Nexis) 6 Dec. 35 A series of 2p pieces issued years ago but still perfectly current which being as rare as hen's teeth are worth considerably more than 2p. < as lemmas |
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