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needle in a haystack

something very hard to find

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(idiom) something that is almost impossible to find because there are so many other things in the way; a situation where you are looking for something very difficult to locate among many possibilities

Examples

• Finding a cheap apartment in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

long shot, lose your touch, make a mountain out of a molehill, on cloud nine, out of the frying pan into the fire, penny for your thoughts