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a needle in a haystack
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something that is almost impossible to find because it is among many other things
Usually 'like looking for a needle in a haystack'. The image is the same as Vietnamese 'mò kim đáy bể', but the needle is in hay, not the sea.
In context
Finding my friend's motorbike in that huge car park was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Without a photo, finding the right document in the archive is a needle in a haystack.
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- a mixed baga group of things or people of very different kinds or quality
- a night owla person who likes to stay up late and feels most active at night