Meaning of needle in a haystack | Babel Free
Definitions
Something that is difficult or impossible to locate.
idiomatic
Equivalents
العربية
إبرة في كومة قش
Čeština
jehla v kupce sena
Deutsch
Nadel im Heuhaufen
Español
aguja en un pajar
Suomi
neula heinäsuovassa
Italiano
ago in un pagliaio
日本語
干し草の山の針
Nederlands
naald in een hooiberg
Português
agulha num palheiro
Türkçe
samanlıkta iğne
Examples
“You'll never find the paper you need on her desk. You're looking for a needle in a haystack.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.