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(idiomatic) something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable

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needle in a haystack

Source Word

needle in a haystack

Noun

idiomatic

(idiomatic) something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable

Japanese Meaning

干し草の山の中の針のように、非常に探しにくいもの、見つけることが極めて困難なものを指す表現

Finding the lost document in that disorganized archive was a needle in a haystack.

あの散らかったアーカイブで失われた書類を見つけるのは、干し草の山の中の針を探すようなものだった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable

needles in a haystack

（ plural ）

needles in haystacks

（ plural ）