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• a few
• a few bricks shy of a load
• a few fries short of a Happy Meal
• a few sandwiches short of a picnic
• a few ticks
• a man of few words
• be few and far between
• bricks shy of a load
• catch some rays
• drop a line and drop a few lines; drop a note
• few and far between
• few bricks short of a load
• get off a few good ones
• hang a few on
• have [a few lot etc.] irons in the fire
• have a few
• have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock
• have a loose screw
• have one too many
• He who begins many things, finishes but few
• hoist a few
• I have to wash a few things out
• man of few words
• Many are called but few are chosen
• of few words
• of few words, man of
• open a few doors
• open some doors
• precious few
• pull (some/a few) wires
• pull strings
• quite a bit
• quite a few
• raise eyebrows
• raise some eyebrows
• ruffle a few feathers
• say a few words
• the chosen few
• tie up (some/a few) loose ends
• Win a few, lose a few
• woman of few words
• You win some, you lose some
• you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette