few and far between

few and far between
few and far between
very few; few and widely scattered. •

Get some gasoline now. Service stations on this highway are few and far between.

Some people think that good movies are few and far between.

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{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./ * /Really exciting games are few and far between./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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