Needle in a haystack
Meaning: Something that is very difficult to find because the search area is too big.
Imagine you lost an ear ring in the beach yesterday and you went back to find it. It is very difficult to find it because the search area is too big.
In situations like this, we can say “It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.”
Finding your friend in the crowd at a concert is another situation where you can use needle in a haystack idiom.
More examples:
- The accountant said, “I couldn’t find the error in the ledger. It’s needle in a haystack.”
- Finding that toy in the basement is like finding a needle in a haystack. I will just get you a new one.
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