be as scarce as hen's teeth

To be incredibly rare; to be extremely difficult or impossible to find. Support for the president is as scarce as hens' teeth in this part of the country.

be as scarce as hen's teeth

(American & Australian)

to be very difficult or impossible to find It was the President's inauguration and hotel rooms in Washington were as scarce as hen's teeth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anselm	AHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)	German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Birita	-	Faroese
Clara	KLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)	Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Azura	a-ZHUR-ə, AZH-rə	English (Rare)
Xene	-	Greek
Neemias	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek