scarcer than hens' teeth

scarcer than hens' teeth

Incredibly scarce or rare; extremely difficult or impossible to find. Support for the president is scarcer than hens' teeth in this part of the country.
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For the 20 percent of Americans who live in rural areas, in fact, lawyers have become scarcer than hens' teeth.
Farm states cultivate lawyers
Refuges for men are scarcer than hens' teeth but, for a recently brutalised woman, the last thing she needs is the presence of men.
Women's refuge closure madness
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