It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack

 

This an expression that we love to use when something is difficult to find.  As you can imagine, a needle is very small and would be difficult to find in the stack of hay to your left.  So any time something is challenging to find, you can use this expression.  I always think of those Where is Waldo books where you have to find Waldo in a crowd of people.  It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

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Cast your net wide

 Cast your net wide is a phrase that we use often to talk about not being too narrow in your search.  It's a figure of speech that comes from fishing.  When you are fishing, the wider the net, the more fish you are likely to catch. The action of throwing a net out to fish is called "casting a net."

So we use the term a lot when applying for jobs or for colleges.  You could also hear it when you are doing research.  A professor might tell you to start your search broad and not start off with searches that are too specific. 

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