thick on the ground

comparative thicker on the ground · superlative thickest on the ground

1. UKExisting, or present, in large numbers or amounts.

   Although the Netherlands occupy only a seventh of the area of the United Kingdom, the population of 11.5 million is as thick on the ground as 890 people per square mile, whereas the comparable figure for the U.K. is 560 per square mile.

   1962 March, J. M. Tolson, “The Netherlands Railways today—I: The economic development of the Netherlands Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 170

   Synonyms: common, widespread, abundant, ubiquitous · Antonyms: thin on the ground, deficient, in short supply, wanting, lacking, uncommon, rare, dearthy