मतलब
Looking for something impossible or very difficult.
सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि
The use of 'fleas' reflects the historical reality of Greek rural life where livestock and humans lived in close proximity. The idiom is used identically in Cyprus, showing the shared linguistic heritage of agricultural metaphors. Greek developers frequently use this idiom to describe 'debugging' or 'data mining'. Politicians often use this to accuse the opposition of focusing on minor scandals to distract from big issues.
Master the Elision
Always say 'στ' άχυρα' instead of 'στα άχυρα' to sound like a native speaker. It flows better.
Don't over-use it
If you use it for every small problem, you will sound like you give up too easily!
मतलब
Looking for something impossible or very difficult.
Master the Elision
Always say 'στ' άχυρα' instead of 'στα άχυρα' to sound like a native speaker. It flows better.
Don't over-use it
If you use it for every small problem, you will sound like you give up too easily!
खुद को परखो
Fill in the missing words to complete the idiom.
Προσπαθώ να βρω το κλειδί μου στην παραλία, αλλά είναι σαν να ψάχνω ______ στ' ______.
The standard idiom uses 'ψύλλους' (fleas) and 'άχυρα' (straw).
Which situation best fits the idiom 'ψάχνω ψύλλους στ' άχυρα'?
Situation: You are looking for a specific person in a crowd of 50,000 people at a stadium.
This is a classic example of an impossible search in a vast area.
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the idiom.
Α: Βρήκες το λάθος στην αναφορά; Β: Όχι, είναι πολύ δύσκολο. Είναι σαν να ______.
Speaker B is talking about their own action, so the first person singular 'ψάχνω' is correct.
🎉 स्कोर: /3
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अभ्यास बैंक
3 अभ्यासΠροσπαθώ να βρω το κλειδί μου στην παραλία, αλλά είναι σαν να ψάχνω ______ στ' ______.
The standard idiom uses 'ψύλλους' (fleas) and 'άχυρα' (straw).
Situation: You are looking for a specific person in a crowd of 50,000 people at a stadium.
This is a classic example of an impossible search in a vast area.
Α: Βρήκες το λάθος στην αναφορά; Β: Όχι, είναι πολύ δύσκολο. Είναι σαν να ______.
Speaker B is talking about their own action, so the first person singular 'ψάχνω' is correct.
🎉 स्कोर: /3
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल
2 सवालBoth are used, but 'ψύλλους' (plural) is much more common as it emphasizes the chaos of the search.
Yes, it is perfectly acceptable to describe a difficult data search or a complex problem.
संबंधित मुहावरे
διυλίζω τον κώνωπα
similarTo strain the gnat (nitpicking).
κυνηγάω χίμαιρες
similarChasing chimeras.
τρέχα γύρευε
specialized formGo figure / Good luck finding it.
