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be like looking for a needle in a haystack
to be difficult or impossible to find. I don't know how you find anything in your desk, Polly. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
See also: haystack, like, look, needle

looking up
getting better or improving. Things are certainly looking up now that the tourists are coming back.
Usage notes: often used humorously in the phrase things are looking up when a situation is not good: Well, we're out of food but at least we've got a bottle of wine – things are looking up!
See also: look

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Whether it's the fast food restaurants providing more fries with your meal or just your everyday life - it seems we're all looking for more.
Looking back: Kaman was the only Clipper to play in all 82 games last season, but getting a read on how he would perform each night was anybody's guess.
And when I saw the video of the event, I watched myself looking downward.
 
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