Idiom: a needle in a haystack
Meaning
Idiom: a needle in a haystack
- something that is very difficult to find (especially because the area you have to search is so large)
Example sentences
— I looked everywhere for my earring at the beach but it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
— We've been looking for an apartment in Geneva for six weeks and it's like finding a needle in a haystack.
— We honestly spent two hours looking for you at the music festival but it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
— There's an error somewhere in our sales log and it's a needle in a haystack. We can't find it.
— Rescue teams searched the canyon for three days but locating the missing hikers was like finding a needle in a haystack.
— Your basement is a mess! Finding your high school yearbook will be like locating a needle in a haystack.
— I wasn't able to find my spare key. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack so I'll just have a duplicate key made tomorrow.
— Yesterday I searched for my lost earing again. I didn't find it. It's like a needle in a haystack.
Synonyms
- turn a place upside down (to find something)
- turn a place inside out (to find something)
- go on a wild goose chase
- leave no stone unturned
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