eye of a needle
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You might even say she could thread a coconut through the eye of a needle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024
His versions are small enough to fit into the eye of a needle.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2021
It’s the legislative equivalent of passing a camel through the eye of a needle.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021
As Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi worked around the arc during pregame shoot-around, he felt as if he was trying to force a basketball through the eye of a needle.
From Fox News • Jan. 9, 2021
I lower my hands as the others lower their guns, and walk into the foyer, passing through the center of the crowd like a piece of thread through the eye of a needle.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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