Meanings of proverbial needle in English

Just a fine splinter of wood, like the proverbial needle in a haystack.

Systematic search seems as foolish as in the case of the proverbial needle in the haystack.

The proverbial needle in the proverbial haystack would have been a piece of cake in comparison.

Seems to me it'll be like hunting for the proverbial needle in a haystack, only more so!

The chance of finding any one of those billion life-bearing planets recalls the proverbial needle in a haystack.

We are lost in the murky depths of cyber space searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack.

Companies like Google and its search technology allowed users to find the proverbial needle in the haystack, Snabe said.

At this range, however, looking for the manned craft was very much like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.

As well have sought for the proverbial needle in the haystack, as for two escaped prisoners in this mad, heaving throng.

He acknowledged to himself that it was like searching for the proverbial needle in the haystack, but inaction was no longer possible.

Compared to the difficulties associated with the hunt for this terminus, the proverbial needle in a haystack would have been no challenge at all.

Edwin, comprehending the case, dashed down the steps and followed the cab; but he might as well have followed the proverbial needle in the haystack.

"That would be like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack," replied Mrs. Roosevelt.