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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 |
Oberon | | O-bər-ahn (English) | Literature |
Nils | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Burkhart | | BOORK-hahrt (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
Mahli | | MAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English) | Biblical |
Ackroyd | | ['ækrɔid] | |
Saburou | | sah-boo-ṙo: | Japanese |