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in short supply(adjective, idiom, down, inadequate)
3
barely sufficient(adjective, light, tight, revealing)
3
seldom met with(adjective, idiom, inadequate, insufficient)
3
short of(verb, phrasal verb)
2
hardly any(idiom, fewness)
2
not enough(adjective, poor, inferior, insufficient)
2
pinch pennies(verb, slight, neglect, withhold)
2
too little too late(adjective, idiom, poor, short)
1
at a premium(adjective, idiom, inadequate, insufficient)
1
brush aside(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
1
brush off(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
1
cut corners(verb, slight, neglect, withhold)
1
draw the line
1
few and far between(adjective, idiom, slight, thin)
1
for want of
1
found wanting(poor, inferior, insufficient, lacking)
1
have nothing to do with(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
1
in default of
1
in want of
1
laugh off(verb, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
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