like looking for a needle in a haystack

like looking for a needle in a haystack
See: NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • be like looking for a needle in a haystack — to be difficult or impossible to find. I don t know how you find anything in your desk, Polly. It s like looking for a needle in a haystack …   New idioms dictionary

  • like looking for a needle in a haystack — See: NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • like\ looking\ for\ a\ needle\ in\ a\ haystack — See: needle in a haystack …   Словарь американских идиом

  • needle in a haystack — If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it means that it is very difficult, if not impossible to find among everything around it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • needle in a haystack — something that is very hard to find Looking for the lost receipt among the thousands of other receipts is like looking for a needle in a haystack …   Idioms and examples

  • needle in a haystack — something which is nearly impossible to do or find (part of the adage: it s like looking for a needle in a haystack ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • needle in a haystack —    If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it means that it is very difficult, if not impossible to find among everything around it.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Needle in a haystack —   If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it means that it is very difficult, if not impossible to find among everything around it …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • a needle in a haystack — something that is almost impossible to find because it is hidden among so many other things * * * a needle in a haystack see ↑needle, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑haystack a needle in a haystack informal : someone or something that is very hard to find… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) needle in a haystack — a needle in a ˈhaystack idiom a thing that is almost impossible to find • Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Main entry: ↑needleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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