Complete Definition of "needle in a haystack"

English

Etymology
From needle + in + a + haystack.

Alternative spellings
needle-in-a-haystack

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. Something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable.

#:You'll never find the paper you need on her desk. It's a needle in a haystack.

Translations

Chinese: 大海��|大海��, 大海��
Czech: jehla v kupce sena f
Dutch: naald in een hooiberg
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French: aiguille dans une botte de foin
Polish: ig�a w stogu siana
Swedish: nål i en höstack

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