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on pins and needles

[on pins and needles] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Worried; nervous. * /Jane's mother was on pins and needles because Jane was very late getting home from school./ * /Many famous actors […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

needle in a haystack

[needle in a haystack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something that will be very hard to find. * /"I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard," said June. Jim answered, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

look for a needle in a haystack

[look for a needle in a haystack] See: [NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

[pin] See: [ON PINS AND NEEDLES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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