Good men are scarce.

Good men are scarce.
Good men are scarce. & A good man is hard to find.
Prov.Men who make good husbands or workers are rare. •

Larry is the best employee I've ever had, and I'll go to a good deal of effort to keep him, because good men are scarce.

“I think you should marry John,” Sue advised her daughter. “He's a good man, and a good man is hard to find.”


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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