camel through the eye of a needle

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Definition of camel through the eye of a needle in English English dictionary

Hyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen

Getting George to wake up before 7 o'clock would be harder than getting a camel through the eye of a needle.

Hyphenation

cam·el through the eye of a nee·dle

Turkish pronunciation

kämıl thru dhi ay ıv ı nidıl

Pronunciation

/ˈkaməl ˈᴛʜro͞o ᴛʜē ˈī əv ə ˈnēdəl/ /ˈkæməl ˈθruː ðiː ˈaɪ əv ə ˈniːdəl/

Etymology

() With reference to the Christian Bible, Luke 18.25: It is easier, in fact, for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the kingdom of God.” (NWT) Repeated in Mat. 19.24 and Mark 10.25