Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—N

Needle

To hit the needle. Hit the right nail on the head, to make a perfect hit. A term in archery, equal to hitting the bull's-eye.

Eye of a needle.
(See Eye.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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