thick on the ground
Found in profusion
Thick on the ground means abundant or plentiful, especially in a particular area: Restaurants are thick on the ground in this neighborhood.
The image is of something so numerous it covers the ground densely.
The opposite, thin on the ground, describes scarcity: Good mechanics are thin on the ground around here.
British English uses the phrase more than American.
- plentifulExisting in abundance
- abundantExisting in great quantity
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
- crowdLarge public gathering
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
crawling with · prevalent · all over the place · profuse · numerous · teeming · wall to wall · rife · commonplace · ten a penny · in spades · copious · ample · horde · all kinds of · legion · sprawl · glut
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In short supply
scarce · rare · few and far between · sparse · hard to find
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