a needle in a haystack in Englisch

The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Translations (fast unmöglich zu finden): eine Nadel im Heuhaufen (Deutsch), eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen (Deutsch) [Show more ▼] [Hide more ▲]

Categories (other): Englisch, Redewendung (Englisch), Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch), Siehe auch

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  "hyphenation": "a nee·dle in a hay·stack",
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      "sense": "fast unmöglich zu finden",
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      "word": "eine Nadel im Heuhaufen"
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    "Redewendung (Englisch)",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "hyphenation": "a nee·dle in a hay·stack",
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        "fast unmöglich zu finden"
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    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "fast unmöglich zu finden",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "eine Nadel im Heuhaufen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
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"a needle in a haystack" meaning in Englisch

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