A needle in a haystack
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Something nigh impossible to find, buried deep.
Origin
From 16th-century England, tied to farming; needles in hay were lost, slang by 1530s in a More text for rare. A 1590s play uses it for a hunt.
Usage Examples
- Finding her here's a needle in a haystack.
- A needle in a haystack; lost cause.
- Haystack needle; good luck!
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