Meaning of needle in a haystack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Something that is difficult or impossible to locate.

idiomatic

العربية إبرة في كومة قش

Čeština jehla v kupce sena

Deutsch Nadel im Heuhaufen

Español aguja en un pajar

Suomi neula heinäsuovassa

Français chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin

Italiano ago in un pagliaio

日本語干し草の山の針

Nederlands naald in een hooiberg

Português agulha num palheiro

Русский иго́лка в сто́ге се́на искать иголку в стоге сена

Türkçe samanlıkta iğne

“You'll never find the paper you need on her desk. You're looking for a needle in a haystack.”

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.