"like one needs a hole in the head" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like one needs a hole in the head, {{en-PP}} like one needs a hole in the head
  1. not (needed) at all Synonyms: like one needs a hole in one's head

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