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be thin on the ground
be thin on the ground
(British & Australian) if things or people are thin on the ground, there are not many of them Bears are getting rather thin on the ground in European forests. I get the impression work is a bit thin on the ground at the moment. (British & Australian)
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Peretz | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Mariko | | mah-ṙee-ko | Japanese |
ĽUbomÍR | | - | Slovak |
Gervasio | | jer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Franc | | - | Slovene |
Stewart | | STOO-ərt, STYOO-ərt | English, Scottish |