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anything very rare or impossible to obtain is said to be like finding hen’s teeth
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Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes — is Stephen Jay Gould s third volume of collected essays reprinted from his monthly columns for Natural History magazine, entitled This view of life. Three essays appeared elsewhere. [http://www.stephenjaygould.org/library/gould fact and… … Wikipedia
scarce as hen's teeth — To say that something is as scarce as hen s teeth emphasizes that it is extremely rare, to the point of non existence. Take enough supplies. Water is as scarce as hen s teeth where you re going! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
as rare as hen's teeth — (USA) Something that is rare as hen s teeth is very rare or non existent … The small dictionary of idiomes
as rare (or scarce) as hen's teeth — extremely rare. → hen … English new terms dictionary
as rare as hen's teeth — ► as rare (or scarce) as hen s teeth extremely rare. Main Entry: ↑hen … English terms dictionary
as scarce as hen's teeth — ► as rare (or scarce) as hen s teeth extremely rare. Main Entry: ↑hen … English terms dictionary
as scarce as hen's teeth — rare, uncommon, not many of them Country doctors are as scarce as hen s teeth … English idioms
scarce as hen's teeth — not many of them, few or none Rural doctors are scarce as hen s teeth. Doctors like the city life … English idioms
be as scarce as hen's teeth — American & Australian to be very difficult or impossible to find. It was the President s inauguration and hotel rooms in Washington were as scarce as hen s teeth … New idioms dictionary
as rare as hen's teeth — as rare (or scarce) as hen s teeth extremely rare … Useful english dictionary
