fish for a needle in the ocean; extremely difficult to find
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to look for a needle in a haystack; virtually impossible to find
neutralUsed to describe a task with an extremely low probability of success. Emphasizes the difficulty due to the vastness of the search area.
Zài在
zhè这
me么
dà大
de的
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
zhǎo找
yī一
gè个
méi没
dài带
shǒu手
jī机
de的
rén人
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
dà大
hǎi海
lāo捞
zhēn针
。
Finding someone without a phone in such a big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Xiǎng想
cóng从
zhè这
me么
duō多
dàng档
àn案
lǐ里
zhǎo找
chū出
nà那
fèn份
tè特
dìng定
wén文
jiàn件
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
dà大
hǎi海
lāo捞
zhēn针
。
Trying to find that specific document from so many archives is no different from fishing for a needle in the ocean.
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Zài在
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
de的
hǎi海
liàng量
xìn信
xī息
zhōng中
zhǎo找
dào到
nà那
tiáo条
zhēn真
shí实
de的
xīn新
wén闻
，
zhēn真
shì是
dà大
hǎi海
lāo捞
zhēn针
。
Finding that truthful piece of news in the ocean of information on the internet is truly like looking for a needle in a haystack.