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scarcely ever

See: HARDLY EVER.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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any

[any] See: [HARDLY ANY] or [SCARCELY ANY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

scarcely any

[scarcely any] See: [HARDLY ANY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

ever

[ever] See: [FOREVER AND EVER], [HARDLY EVER] or [SCARCELY EVER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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