Meaning: scarce

skers /skeəs
adj.
not enough; hard to finddeficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
adv.
by a small margin

scarce Idiom, Proverb

as scarce as hen's teeth

rare, uncommon, not many of them Country doctors are as scarce as hen's teeth.

make oneself scarce

leave quickly, go away I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.

make yourself scarce

leave, do not stay, get lost If you see a bull in the pasture, make yourself scarce.

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.

hardly/scarcely any

almost no or almost none；very few很少；几乎没有
Hardly any of the students did well on the test，so the teacher explained the test paper in detail．几乎没有一个学生考得好，所以老师把考卷详细讲解了一遍。

hardly/scarcely ever

very rarely；almost never；seldom很少；稀少
We hardly ever get to see him nowadays；he must be very busy with his business．近来我们很少看到他；他一定忙于他的事务。
In New England，the month of September hardly ever passes without a frost．在新英格兰，9月很少不降霜的。
He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight．他很少在午夜之前睡觉的。

scarcely any

scarcely ever

scarcely…when

as soon as 刚…就
Scarcely had be gone out when it began to rain．他刚出去，天就开始下雨了。

scarce as hens' teeth

Idiom(s): (as) scarce as hens' teeth AND scarcer than hens' teeth

Theme: AMOUNT - RARE

very scarce or nonexistent. (Chickens don't have teeth.)
•I've never seen one of those. They're as scarce as hens' teeth.
• I was told that the part needed for my car is scarcer than hens' teeth, and it would take a long time to find one.

scarcer than hens' teeth

hardly any|hardly|scarcely|scarcely any

Almost no or almost none; very few. Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so the teacher explained the lesson again. Charles and his friends each had three cookies, and when they went out, hardly any cookies were left.

hardly ever|hardly|scarcely|scarcely ever

adv. phr. Very rarely; almost never; seldom. It hardly ever snows in Florida. Johnny hardly ever reads a book.

make oneself scarce|make|scarce

v. phr., slang To leave quickly; go away. The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise. A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby.

scarce

scarce
In addition to the idiom beginning with scarce, also see make oneself scarce.