at the top of the tree, in the highest position: see top, n.1 28. up a tree (colloquial, originally U.S.), debarred from escape, like a hunted…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [phrase] > not abundant (3) money (etc.) does not grow on trees1669 at the top of the tree, in the highest position: see top, n.1 28. up a tree (colloquial, originally U.S.), debarred from escape, like a hunted… in short supply1804 in short supply: not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand; scarce. thin on the ground1951 thin on the ground: (chiefly of persons) few in number, widely scattered; scarce, and therefore difficult to find. Also of a group, having few… |
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