vegetables are in short supply

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• in short supply — {adj. phr.} Not enough; in too small a quantity or amount; in less than the amount or number needed. * /The cookies are in short supply, so don t eat them all up./ * /We have five people and only four beds, so the beds are in short supply./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• in short supply — {adj. phr.} Not enough; in too small a quantity or amount; in less than the amount or number needed. * /The cookies are in short supply, so don t eat them all up./ * /We have five people and only four beds, so the beds are in short supply./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• supply — 1 noun 1 AMOUNT AVAILABLE (C) an amount of something that is available to be used (+ of): a regular supply of fresh vegetables | More donors are needed as blood supplies are running low. 2 be in short supply if something is in short supply, there …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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