thick on the ground

释义

1. thick / thin on the ground

   为数众多（或不多）；数目巨大（或微小）；众多（或稀少）

   if people or things are thick / thin on the ground, there are a lot / not many of them in a place

   Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.一年里这个时节顾客很少。

同一词条的短语

• cut the ground from under feet
• gain up ground
• get off the ground
• give ground
• go to ground
• hold your ground
• on the ground
• run yourself into the ground
• run into the ground
• keep your ear to the ground
• be on firm ground
• have your feet on the ground