- few and far between
- Items, places or events which are few and far between are rarely found or do not happen very often.
Restaurants in this part of the country are few and far between.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
few and far between
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few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
Few and Far Between — Infobox Album Name = Few and Far Between Type = ep Longtype = Artist = Count Me Out Released = June 1, 1999 Recorded = 1998 Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 13:07 Label = Ambassador Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
few and far between — phrasal few in number and infrequently met ; rare … New Collegiate Dictionary
few and far between — adjective Rare and scarce … Wiktionary
Far between — Far Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Far — Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
far — farness, n. /fahr/, adv., adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest. adv. 1. at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet. 2. at or to a remote or advanced time: We talked far into the… … Universalium
few — /fyooh/, adj., fewer, fewest, n., pron. adj. 1. not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously. 2. few and far between, at widely separated intervals; infrequent: In Nevada the towns are few and far between. n. 3. (used with a pl. v.) a … Universalium
far — See: AS FAR AS or SO FAR AS, SO FAR also THUS PAR, BY FAR, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO PAR, SO GOOD … Dictionary of American idioms
far — See: AS FAR AS or SO FAR AS, SO FAR also THUS PAR, BY FAR, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO PAR, SO GOOD … Dictionary of American idioms
