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Needle in a haystack.

Proverbs and old sayings

Needle and thread are half clothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

Every peddler praises his own needles.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

The thread follows the needle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Evil enters like a needle and spreads like a oak tree.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If the needle doesn't pass, the thread doesn't follow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A needle cannot hold two threads or a mind two thoughts.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mind

It is the path of the needle that the thread is accustomed to follow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Tighter than a needle's eye.

Proverbs and old sayings

Like the needle which clothes others while remaining naked.

Proverbs and old sayings about clothes

You cannot hit the point of a needle with a fist.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian

The thread must be longer than the needle.

Proverbs and old sayings Basques

The needle dresses people but stays naked itself.

Proverbs and old sayings Basques about people

In the end a needle weighs heavy.

Proverbs and old sayings Belgian about end

Do use a needle in time, or you might need an axe later.

Proverbs and old sayings about use, need, time

Fish a needle in the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

No needle is sharp at both ends.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about end

A needle is sharp only at one end.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about end