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in short supply



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Idioms and Phrases

Less than is needed, lacking. For example, Skilled operators were in short supply , or The hotels are all full, and beds are in short supply . [First half of 1900s]
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So were medicines, in short supply and hoarded by those who could pay.

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Six years on, the young mother's sunny persona is the one she uses to fight her public battle: championing the rights of others living with a disability in a country where inequity is rife and crucial resources are in short supply.

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It is a candid admission, although detail is in short supply.

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Fuel and generators are also said to be in short supply - especially in the north of Gaza - where it is urgently required, especially for water pumps and bakeries.

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Laughter has been in short supply at Wales press conferences in recent times, but Jones ensured there was a jovial atmosphere at the beginning of another potentially turbulent campaign.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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