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A2🌿 Nature & Weather

Cercare l'ago nel pagliaio

To look for a needle in a haystack / an impossible search

Literal Translation

"To look for a needle in a haystack"

What it means

To look for a needle in a haystack / an impossible search

Example in context

"Trovare un taxi in questo quartiere è come cercare l'ago nel pagliaio."

"Finding a taxi in this neighborhood is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

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