- eye of a needlearchaismsee also 針の穴【はりのあな】
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- eye of a needle
This phrase refers specifically to the small hole at the end of a needle through which thread is passed. It is often used metaphorically to denote something that is very small or difficult to pass through.
Generated collocations (experimental)
はりのみみ針の耳をとおす通すto pass through the eye of a needleはりのみみ針の耳にいとをとおす糸を通すto thread a needleはりのみみ針の耳のようにちいさい小さいas small as the eye of a needleはりのみみ針の耳がみえる見えるto see the eye of a needleはりのみみ針の耳のあな穴the hole of the eye of a needleはりのみみ針の耳をみつける見つけるto find the eye of a needleはりのみみ針の耳でさぎょう作業するto work with a needle's eye
Lingaku